Luke 19:6

And he hastened, and came down, and received him with gladness.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

In Context

5And when Jesus came to the place, he saw him, and said to him: Make haste and come down, Zaccheus; for I must be at thy house to-day.

7And when they all saw it, they murmured, and said: He hath gone in to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

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Cross References

Luke 2:16And they came hastily, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe laid in the stall.

Acts 2:41And some of them readily received his discourse, and believed, and were baptized. And there were added, on that day, about three thousand souls.

Acts 16:34And he took them and brought them into his house, and set a table for them; and he rejoiced in the faith of God, he and all the members of his house.

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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