Luke 19:4
And he ran before (or And so he ran ahead), and ascended [up] into a sycamore tree, to see him; for he was to pass from thence.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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
Cross References
1 Chronicles 27:28for Baalhanan (the) Gederite was (sovereign) [up] on the olive places, and the fig places, that were in the field places; and Joash was sovereign upon the shops, either cellars, of oil;
Isaiah 9:10Tilestones fell down (or The bricks fell down), but we shall build with square stones; they have cut down (the) sycamores, but we shall (ex)change (them for) cedars.
Luke 5:19And they found not in what part they should bear him in, for the (crowd of) people, and (so) they went upon the roof, and by the slates they let him down with the bed, into the midst, 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 →