Luke 19:1

Jesus and Zacchaeus

1 And he entered [and] traveled through Jericho.

Luke 19:1 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:1

And [Jesus] entered, and passed through Jericho.
] Though the word "Jesus" is not in the original text it is rightly supplied in our version; as it is also in the Syriac, Persic, Ethiopic versions; for of him the words are manifestly spoken: after he had healed the blind man he met with near to Jericho, he entered into it, but made no stay in it, passed through it at once without stopping, though a very populous city; but here he had no work, either to perform miracles, or to convert sinners; though both, before he entered, and after he passed through it.

Luke 19:1 In-Context

1 And he entered [and] traveled through Jericho.

2 And {there was} a man {named} Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he [was] rich.

3 And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

4 And he ran on ahead [and] climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through [that way].

5 And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up [and] said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because it is necessary [for] me to stay at your house today!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("entered") has been translated as a finite verb