Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
looked up,—in the full knowledge of who was in the tree, and preparatory to addressing him.
Zaccheus—whom he had never seen in the flesh, nor probably heard of. "He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out" (John 10:3).
make haste, and come down—to which he literally responded—"he made haste and came down."
for to-day, etc.—Our Lord invites Himself, and in "royal" style, which waits not for invitations, but as the honor is done to the subject, not the sovereign, announces the purpose of royalty to partake of the subject's hospitalities. Manifestly our Lord speaks as knowing how the privilege would be appreciated.
to-day . . . abide—(Compare John 1:39), probably over night.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 19:5:
Song of Solomon 2:9
Luke 19:2-4
John 4:45
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