Luke 19:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 19:3

Jesus Comes to Zacchaeus’ House

1 Then Jesus entered and passed through ^aJericho.

2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

3 And he sought to ^asee who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up¹ and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

6 So he¹ made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.

7 But when they saw it, they all¹ complained, saying, ^a“He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”

8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the ^apoor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by ^bfalse accusation, ^cI restore fourfold.”

9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because ^ahe also is ^ba son of Abraham;

10 ^afor the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

The Parable of the Minas

11 Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because ^athey thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.

12 ^aTherefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

Verse Comparison: Luke 19:3

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American Standard Version
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

Amplified® Bible
And he was trying to see Jesus, which One He was, but he could not on account of the crowd, because he was small in stature.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus was heading his way, and Zacchaeus wanted to see what he was like. But Zacchaeus was a short man and could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree.

Darby English Version
And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature.

Good News Bible
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was a little man and could not see Jesus because of the crowd.

International Standard Version
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't do so because of the crowd. (He was short in height.)

King James Version
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

New American Standard Bible
Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

New International Version
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.

New King James Version
And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Zaccheus tried to see Jesus, but could not because of the crowd, for he had small stature.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

New English Translation
He¹ was trying to get a look at Jesus,² but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.³

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