And they call the blind man, saying unto him, “Be of good cheer:  rise, he calleth thee.”  And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.

And Jesus answered him, and said, “What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?”

And the blind man said unto him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”

And Jesus said unto him, “Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.”

And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way, glorifying God.  And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

THE VISIT TO ZACCHAEUS.

And he entered and was passing through Jericho.  And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.  And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.  And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him:  for he was to pass that way.

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, “Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.”

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.”

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.”

And Jesus said unto him, “To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.  For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS.

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.  He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.  And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, ‘Trade ye herewith till I come.’  But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, ’We will not that this man reign over us.’

“And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.  And the first came before him, saying, ’Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.’  And he said unto him, ’Well done, thou good servant:  because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.’  And the second came, saying, ’Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.’  And he said unto him also, ’Be thou also over five cities.’  And another came, saying, ’Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept