Jesus Visits Zacchaeus

19 He entered Jericho and was passing through. There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man. So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since he was about to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today it is necessary for me to stay at your house.”

So he quickly came down and welcomed him joyfully. All who saw it began to complain,(A) “He’s gone to stay with a sinful man.”

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor,(B) Lord. And if I have extorted(C) anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.”(D)

“Today salvation(E) has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham.(F) 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”(G)

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Jesus and Zacchaeus

19 As Jesus[a] entered Jericho and was passing through it, a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that! He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn’t do so due to the crowd, since he was a short man. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus,[b] who was going to pass that way.

When Jesus came to the tree,[c] he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today.” Zacchaeus[d] came down quickly and was glad to welcome him into his home.[e]

But all the people who saw this began to complain: “Jesus[f] is going to be the guest of a notorious[g] sinner!”

Later, Zacchaeus stood up and announced to the Lord, “Look! I’m giving half of my possessions to the destitute, and if I have accused anyone falsely, I’m repaying four times as much as I owe.”[h]

Then Jesus told him, “Today salvation has come to this home, because this man[i] is also a descendant of Abraham, 10 and the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:1 Lit. he
  2. Luke 19:4 Lit. him
  3. Luke 19:5 Lit. to the place
  4. Luke 19:6 Lit. He
  5. Luke 19:6 The Gk. lacks into his home
  6. Luke 19:7 Lit. He
  7. Luke 19:7 The Gk. lacks notorious
  8. Luke 19:8 The Gk. lacks as much as I owe; cf. Exod 22:1, 2 Sam 12:6
  9. Luke 19:9 Lit. because he