8. But Zacchaeus stood up. He said, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of what I own to those who are poor. And if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay it back. I will pay back four times the amount I took."
9. Jesus said to Zacchaeus, "Today salvation has come to your house. You are a member of Abraham's family line.
10. The Son of Man came to look for the lost and save them."
11. While the people were listening to these things, Jesus told them a story. He was near Jerusalem. The people thought that God's kingdom was going to appear right away.
12. Jesus said, "A man from an important family went to a country far away. He went there to be made king and then return home.