Luke 19:1-10 - Jesus And Zacchaeus

¹ So, Jesus [finally] entered Jericho and was traveling through it. ² Just then, there appeared a man named Zacchaeus, who was a wealthy, chief tax collector. ³ He was trying to see which one was Jesus, but could not due to the large crowd and [because] he was so short. ⁴ So, he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up a mulberry tree [Note: This was a tree that produced a fig-like fruit] in order to see Jesus, who was supposed to pass that way [soon]. ⁴ So, he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up a mulberry tree [Note: This was a tree that produced a fig-like fruit] in order to see Jesus, who was supposed to pass that way [soon]. ⁵ And when Jesus came to the tree, He said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down [from that tree], for I need to stay at your house today."

⁶ So, he came down immediately and welcomed Jesus gladly. ⁷ And when the crowd saw this, they began complaining [i.e., because Zacchaeus was a despised tax collector] and said, "He is going to lodge with a sinful man."

⁸ Then Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I [plan to] give half of my possessions to poor people. And if I have cheated anyone out of something, [I promise] to repay them four times as much."

⁹ Then Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, since he too [i.e., Zacchaeus] is a descendant of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of man came to search for and save those who were lost."