Daily Readings - 17/11/2026

^15:1 Yahweh, who has the right to enter your tent, or to live on your holy mountain?

^15:2 The man whose way of life is blameless, who always does what is right, who speaks the truth from his heart,

^15:3 whose tongue is not used for slander, who does no wrong to his fellow, casts no discredit on his neighbour,

^15:4 looks with contempt on the reprobate, but honours those who fear Yahweh; who stands by his pledge at any cost,

^15:5 does not ask interest on loans, and cannot be bribed to victimise the innocent. – If a man does all this, nothing can ever shake him.

^19:1 He entered Jericho and was going through the town

^19:2 when a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man.

^19:3 He was anxious to see what kind of man Jesus was, but he was too short and could not see him for the crowd;

^19:4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way.

^19:5 When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and spoke to him: ‘Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry, because I must stay at your house today.’

^19:6 And he hurried down and welcomed him joyfully.

^19:7 They all complained when they saw what was happening. ‘He has gone to stay at a sinner’s house’ they said.

^19:8 But Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the Lord, ‘Look, sir, I am going to give half my property to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody I will pay him back four times the amount'[*a]

^19:9 And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham;[*b]

^19:10 for the Son of Man has come to seek out and save what was lost’.