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Luke 19:8-10
Contemporary English Version
Luke 19:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 Later that day Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “I will give half of my property to the poor. And I will now pay back four times as much[a] to everyone I have ever cheated.”
9 Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today you and your family have been saved,[b] because you are a true son of Abraham.[c] 10 (A) The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.”
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- 19.8 pay back four times as much: Both Jewish and Roman law said that a person must pay back four times the amount that was taken.
- 19.9 saved: Zacchaeus was Jewish, but it is only now that he is rescued from sin and placed under God's care.
- 19.9 son of Abraham: As used in this verse, the words mean that Zacchaeus is truly one of God's special people.
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