Luke 19:4

And running up ahead in front, he went up into a sycamore tree so that he might see Him, because He was about to pass by that way.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And he was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

5And when He came upon that place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay in your house.”

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Cross References

Luke 5:19And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, going up on the roof, they lowered him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst in front of Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:2-11

The Conversion of Zaccheus. 1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must… Read the whole commentary →

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