AND having entered in, he was passing through Jericho. (2)And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, and he was a chief publican; and this man was rich. (3)And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and he could not on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature. (4)And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him; because by that way he was to pass through. (5)And Jesus, when he came to the place, looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. (6)And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. (7)And seeing it, they all murmured, saying that he went in to be a guest with a sinner. (8)And Zaccheus stood up, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I took aught from any one by false accusation, I restore fourfold. (9)And Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. (10)For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. (11)And as they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear. (12)He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. (13)And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Traffic, till I come. (14)But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. (15)And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what each gained by trading. (16)And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound gained ten pounds. (17)And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. (18)And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound made five pounds. (19)And he said also to this man: And be thou over five cities. (20)And another came, saying: Lord, behold thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin. (21)For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. (22)And he says to him: Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow? (23)Why then didst thou not put my money into the bank? and I, at my coming, should have required it with interest. (24)And he said to those standing by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has the ten pounds. (25)And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds. (26)For I say to you, that to every one that has shall be given; and from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away.