Luke 19:1-10 - Jesus And Zacchaeus
1 Jesus passed through Jericho. 2 There was an important, wealthy, chief tax collector called Zacchaeus. 3 He tried to see who Jesus was. Being a short person he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore (fig-mulberry) tree near where he would pass by in order to see him. 5 When Jesus came to the place he looked up at Zacchaeus and said: Come down quickly for today I must visit your home.
6 He hurried down to receive him joyfully. 7 Many in the crowd complained saying: He is staying with a man who is a sinner.
8 Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken.
9 Jesus said to him: Salvation has come to this house today. He is also a son of Abraham. 10 The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.