Luke 19:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 19:4

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 19:4

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American Standard Version
And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

Amplified® Bible
So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass that way.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that [way].

Good News Bible
So he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

International Standard Version
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

King James Version
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

New American Standard Bible
So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.

New International Version
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He would soon pass through that way.

Young's Literal Translation
and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that `way' he was about to pass by.

New English Translation
So¹ he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree² to see him, because Jesus³ was going to pass that way.

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