6. And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.
7. And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.
8. But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: "Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold."
9. Jesus said to him: "Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.
10. For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost."
11. As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.
12. Therefore, he said: "A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13. And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: 'Do business until I return.'
14. But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this one to reign over us.'