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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF LUK 19:1 Zaccheaus the Tax-farmer.
Then when He had entered and was passing through Jericho,
RF LUK 19:2 a man, Zaccheaus by name, who was the chief tax-farmer, and was rich,
RF LUK 19:3 endeavored to see what sort of person Jesus was; but he could not for the crowd, because he was short of stature.
RF LUK 19:4 Running ahead, however, he climbed a sycamore tree, in order that he might see Him when He passed by.
RF LUK 19:5 When Jesus came to the spot, He looked up: and, seeing him, said, "Zaccheaus, be quick and come down; for to-day I must stay at your house."
RF LUK 19:6 He accordingly descended with all speed, and received Him with delight.
RF LUK 19:7 On seeing it, however, they all grumbled, exclaiming, "Why, He is going to be entertained by a wicked man!"
RF LUK 19:8 Zacchaeus then presenting himself before the Master, said: "See, Sir, I give the half of my possessions to the poor; and if ever I have defrauded any one by means of false information, I will restore it fourfold."
RF LUK 19:9 Jesus said to him: "Salvation has to-day come to this family; for this man is certainly a son of Abraham.
RF LUK 19:10 For the Son of Man came to search out and save the lost."
RF LUK 19:11 Trustworthiness: The Parable of the Talents.
As the people were attentive, He proceeded to relate a parable, because He neared Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would immediately commence.
RF LUK 19:12 He therefore said: "Once a nobleman went to a distant country, to procure for himself a kingdom, and then to return.
RF LUK 19:13 So, calling ten of his own servants, he handed to them ten minahs and said to them, 'Carry on your business until I return.'
RF LUK 19:14 His countrymen, however, hated him, and sent an embassy to follow him, saying, 'We will not have this fellow to reign over us.'
RF LUK 19:15 "But, on his return, after having received the kingdom, he summoned before him those servants to whom he had entrusted the money, in order that he might ascertain what each had earned by trading.
RF LUK 19:16 The first appeared, saying, 'Sir, your minah has earned ten minahs additional.'
RF LUK 19:17 "'Well done, good servant,' was the reply, 'because you have been faithful with a very little, you shall have the governorship of ten towns.'
RF LUK 19:18 "The second came, saying, 'Sir, your minah has gained five minahs.'
RF LUK 19:19 And to him also he said, 'You can be the governor of five towns.'"
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1. Equivalent to about £70.
RF LUK 19:20 "And another came, saying, 'Here, sir, is your minah which I have kept wrapped up in a handkerchief;
RF LUK 19:21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a hard master; you exact what you did not give, and reap what you did not sow.'
RF LUK 19:22 "He said to him: 'Out of your own mouth will I condemn you, you worthless servant. Let it be that I am a hard master, exacting what I did not give, and reaping what I did not sow;
RF LUK 19:23 why then did you not place my money in a bank, so that upon my return I might have received it with interest?
RF LUK 19:24 Take that minah from him,' he said to his attendants, 'and give it to the one who has the ten minahs.'
RF LUK 19:25 "'Why, he has ten minahs, sir,' was their reply.
RF LUK 19:26 "'I tell you,' replied he, 'that to all who possess shall be given; but from the one who possesses nothing, even what he holds shall be taken from him.
RF LUK 19:27 Then, as to those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and execute them in my presence.'"
RF LUK 19:28 The Triumphant Entry.
Having then said this, He journeyed on, going up to Jerusalem.
RF LUK 19:29 And when He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount called Olivet, He sent forward two of His disciples,
RF LUK 19:30 saying, "Go to the opposite village; on entering which you will find a colt tied up, upon which no man has ever been seated; unfasten, and bring him here.
RF LUK 19:31 And if any one asks you, 'Why do you unfasten him?' tell him, 'The Master has need of him.'"
RF LUK 19:32 The messengers accordingly went away, and found everything as He had told them.
RF LUK 19:33 And as they were untying the colt, the owner asked them, "Why are you untying that colt?"
RF LUK 19:34 "The Master has need of him," was their answer.
RF LUK 19:35 So they brought him to Jesus: and, covering the colt with their cloaks, they placed Jesus upon its back.
RF LUK 19:36 And as they went, they flung their garments upon the road.
RF LUK 19:37 Then, as they reached the descent of the Mount of Olivet, the whole crowd of disciples began to exult and praise God in loud acclaim for all the powers they had witnessed,
RF LUK 19:38 saying, "BLESS THE KING COMING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD;1
Peace from heaven,
And majesty in the heights!"
RF LUK 19:39 Some of the Pharisees, however, from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, reprimand Your disciples."
RF LUK 19:40 "I tell you," was His reply, "that even if they were to be silent, the stones would shout out!"
RF LUK 19:41 Then, as He approached, seeing the city, He wept on account of it;
RF LUK 19:42 exclaiming, "Oh that you had known, even at last, in this your day, what would bring you peace!
RF LUK 19:43 But now it is hidden from your eyes; because the days shall come upon you, when your enemies shall rear a rampart about You, hem you in upon every side,
RF LUK 19:44 and raze you to the ground, and your children within you; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you would not recognize the time for your preservation."
RF LUK 19:45 Jesus Purifying the Temple.
Then entering the temple, He began to drive out the dealers,—
RF LUK 19:46 saying to them, "It is written
My HOUSE IS A HOUSE OF PRAYER; 2 but you have made it A DEN OF THIEVES."3
RF LUK 19:47 And in the temple He continued to teach daily. The chief priests, professors, and leading men, however, sought to murder Him;
RF LUK 19:48 but they could not find an opportunity of effecting it; because all the people hung upon Him with the greatest attention.
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1. Psa 118:26
2. Isa 56:7
3. Jer 7:11




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AKJV ROM 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?



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