Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
He made haste and came down (speusav katebh). Luke repeats the very words of Jesus with the same idiom.
Received him joyfully (upedecato auton xairwn). The very verb used of Martha's welcome to Jesus (Luke 10:38). "Joyfully" is the present active participle, "rejoicing" (xairwn).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 19:6:
Luke 10:38
Acts 17:7
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