Luke 19:3

And he made meanes to se Iesus what he shuld be: and coulde not for the preace because he was of a lowe stature.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

In Context

2And beholde ther was a ma named Zacheus which was a ruler amoge the Publicans and was riche also.

4Wherfore he ran before and asceded vp into a wilde fygge tree to se him: for he shulde come that same waye.

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Cross References

Luke 12:25Which of you with takynge thought can adde to his stature one cubit?

John 12:21the same cam to Philip which was of Bethsayda a cyte in Galile and desired him sayinge: Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus.

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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