Luke 19:4
So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.
Montgomery New Testament
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 kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.
Cross References
Luke 5:19So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before 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 →