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19 Jesus came to the city of Jericho and was passing through it.

A man named Zacchaeus was there. He was the head tax collector, and he was a rich man.

He wanted to see who Jesus was but he could not see him because he was a short man and there were many people around him.

So he ran ahead and climbed into a tree to see Jesus, for he was coming that way.

When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up. He said, `Zacchaeus, come down right now. I must stay at your house today.'

So Zacchaeus came down right then. He was glad to have Jesus come in his house.

When all the people saw this, they did not like it. They said, `He has gone to visit a bad man.'

Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, `Look, Lord, I will give to the poor people half of all I have. And if I have cheated anyone, I will give him back four times as much as I took.'

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Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

19 Jesus entered Jericho(A) and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig(B) tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.(C)

When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”(D)

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,(E) “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,(F) I will pay back four times the amount.”(G)

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