And he entered and passed through Jericho. And behold a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief of the publicans.

Here there was a man named Zaccheus, who was tax-commissioner of the district, and he was a rich man too.

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

And as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, come down quickly! for today I must stop at your house."

Then Zaccheus got up and said to the Lord, "Listen, Lord! I now give to the poor half of my property, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay him back four times as much."

"Today is salvation come to this house," said Jesus "since Zaccheus here is a son of Abraham.