LukeChapter 19

Parallel texts3 parallels in this chapter
The Parable of the Talents / MinasML

Matthew uses talents; Luke uses minas.

14"For it is like a man going away on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his property to them.

15To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went away.

16The one who had received the five talents went at once and put the money to work and gained five more.

17In the same way, the one with two talents gained two more.

18But the one who had received a single talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

19After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

20The one who had received five talents came forward with five more. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'

21His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a little; I will put you in charge of much. Come and share your master's joy.'

22The one with the two talents also came forward. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.'

23His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a little; I will put you in charge of much. Come and share your master's joy.'

24Then the one who had received the single talent came forward. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.

25So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here—you have what is yours.'

26His master answered him, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter seed?

27Then you should have put my money in the bank, and when I came back I would have received it with interest.

28So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.

29For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

30And throw that worthless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

Luke(du leser)

11As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear at any moment.

12So he said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to be appointed king and then to return.

13He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Put this money to work until I come back.'

14But his countrymen hated him, and they sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to be our king.'

15When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called in, so he could find out what they had gained by trading.

16The first came forward and said, 'Master, your mina has earned ten more.'

17He said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Since you have been faithful with a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'

18The second came and said, 'Your mina, master, has made five more.'

19He said to this one as well, 'You too—take charge of five cities.'

20Then another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I kept it laid away in a cloth,

21because I was afraid of you. You are a harsh man: you take what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.'

22He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

23Then why didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back I could have collected it with interest?'

24Then he said to those standing there, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten.'

25They said to him, 'Master, he already has ten minas!'

26'I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given; but from the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

27But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king—bring them here and slaughter them in front of me.'"

The Cleansing of the TempleMMLJ

John places this early in Jesus' ministry, while the Synoptics place it in the final week.

12Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves,

13and he said to them, "It is written: 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of robbers."

14The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders he did, and the children shouting in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant

16and said to him, "Do you hear what these children are saying?" Jesus answered, "Yes. Have you never read: 'From the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have brought forth praise'?"

17Then he left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

15They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus went into the temple and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,

16and he would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

17And he taught them, saying, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."

18The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began looking for a way to destroy him, for they were afraid of him, since the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

19And when evening came, they went out of the city.

Luke(du leser)

45Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling.

46He said to them, "It is written: 'My house will be a house of prayer'—but you have made it a den of robbers."

47Every day he was teaching in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy him,

48yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his every word.

13When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers sitting at their tables.

15So he made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple, along with the sheep and the cattle. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables,

16and he said to those selling doves, "Get these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace."

17His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."

18Then the Jews responded, "What sign can you show us to prove your right to do this?"

19Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

20"It has taken forty-six years to build this temple," the Jews replied, "and you are going to raise it up in three days?"

21But the temple he spoke of was his own body.

22So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.

Entry into JerusalemMMLJ

Palm Sunday. Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey.

1When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,

2telling them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and right away you will find a donkey tied there, with a colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to me.

3If anyone says anything to you, tell him, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."

4This happened to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5"Say to the daughter of Zion: Look, your king is coming to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden."

6The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9The crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed kept shouting: "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" [Footnote: Hosanna is a Hebrew cry meaning "Save, we pray!" used here as a shout of praise and welcome.]

10When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, asking, "Who is this?"

11And the crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

1As they approached Jerusalem, coming to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead,

2telling them, "Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

3If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it, and he will send it back here shortly.'"

4They went and found a colt tied at a doorway out in the street, and they untied it.

5Some of the people standing there asked them, "What are you doing, untying that colt?"

6They answered as Jesus had told them, and the people let them go.

7They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it.

8Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

9Those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!"

11Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. He looked around at everything, and since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Luke(du leser)

28After saying this, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

30saying, "Go to the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say this: 'The Lord needs it.'"

32Those who were sent went and found it just as he had told them.

33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

34They answered, "The Lord needs it."

35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and helped him onto it.

36As he rode along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:

38"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

40He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out."

41As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it,

42saying, "If you had only known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

43The days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a siege wall against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.

44They will level you to the ground, you and your children within your walls, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you."

12The next day the great crowd that had come for the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!"

14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

15"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."

16His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things for him.

17So the crowd kept bearing witness—the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead.

18This was also why the crowd went out to meet him: they had heard that he had done this sign.

19So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you are getting nowhere. Look, the whole world has gone after him."

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
Now there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not because of the crowd, since he was short.
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry down, for today I must stay at your house."
So he hurried down and welcomed him with joy.
When they all saw it, they began to grumble, "He has gone in to stay with a sinful man."
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I am giving half of what I own to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying it back four times over."
Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he too is a son of Abraham.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear at any moment.
So he said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to be appointed king and then to return.
He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Put this money to work until I come back.'
But his countrymen hated him, and they sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to be our king.'
When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called in, so he could find out what they had gained by trading.
The first came forward and said, 'Master, your mina has earned ten more.'
He said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Since you have been faithful with a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'
The second came and said, 'Your mina, master, has made five more.'
He said to this one as well, 'You too—take charge of five cities.'
Then another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I kept it laid away in a cloth,
because I was afraid of you. You are a harsh man: you take what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.'
He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
Then why didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back I could have collected it with interest?'
Then he said to those standing there, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten.'
They said to him, 'Master, he already has ten minas!'
'I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given; but from the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king—bring them here and slaughter them in front of me.'"
After saying this, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
saying, "Go to the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say this: 'The Lord needs it.'"
Those who were sent went and found it just as he had told them.
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
They answered, "The Lord needs it."
They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and helped him onto it.
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"
He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out."
As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it,
saying, "If you had only known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
The days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a siege wall against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.
They will level you to the ground, you and your children within your walls, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you."
Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling.
He said to them, "It is written: 'My house will be a house of prayer'—but you have made it a den of robbers."
Every day he was teaching in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy him,
yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his every word.