GOSPEL READING Luke 18:31—19:10
Reader: The Holy Gospel according to Luke, the 18th and 19th chapters.
All: Glory to you, O Lord.
31Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, “See, we are going up
to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the
prophets will be accomplished. 32For he will be handed over to the
Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon. 33After they
have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise
again.” 34But they understood nothing about all these things; in fact,
what he said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was
said. 35As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside
begging. 36When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was
happening. 37They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38Then he
shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39Those who were in
front sternly ordered him to be quiet; but he shouted even more loudly,
“Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40Jesus stood still and ordered the
man to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him,
41“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me see
again.” 42Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has saved
you.” 43Immediately he regained his sight and followed him, glorifying
God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.
19 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2A man was there
named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3He was
trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not,
because he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a
sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. 5When
Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry
and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” 6So he hurried
down and was happy to welcome him. 7All who saw it began to grumble
and said, “He has gone to be the guest of April 6, 2025 Zacchaeus, Luke
18:31—19:10 Scripture Readings one who is a sinner.”
8Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my
possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone
of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”
9Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house,
because he too is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek
out and to save the lost.”
Reader: This is the gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, O Christ.
Reader: While everyone was amazed at all that Jesus was saying and
doing, he said to his disciples, “Let these words sink into your ears:
All: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.” (Luke 9:43-44)
