Luke 19:2

there was a certain man, whose name was Zaccheus, who was rich, and chief of the publicans;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

In Context

1And as Jesus entered and passed through Jericho,

3and he wished to see Jesus, who he was; and could not, on account of the crowd; because Zaccheus was small in stature.

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Cross References

Luke 18:24And when Jesus saw that he was dejected, he said: How difficult it is, for those that have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!

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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