Luke 19:4

So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

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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

3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

5When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and saw him and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 27:28Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.

Isaiah 9:10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”

Luke 5:19but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right 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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