Luke 19:1

Jesus went to a town called Jericho. He went into that town and started to go through it.

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And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

In Context

2A very rich man lived there. His name was Zakias. His job was to get tax money from the people and give it to the government, and he was the boss over some other tax men too. Sometimes tax men cheated people and kept some money for themselves, so nobody liked them.

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Matthew Henry on Luke 19:1

In this chapter we have, I. The conversion of Zaccheus the publican at Jericho, ver. 1-10 . II. The parable of the pounds which the king entrusted with his servants, and of his rebellious citizens, ver. 11-27 . III. Christ's riding in triumph (such triumph as it was) into Jerusalem; and his lamentation in prospect of the ruin of that city, ver. 28-44 . IV. His teaching in the temple, and casting the buyers and sellers out of it, ver. 45-48 . Read the whole commentary →

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