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Luke 19:2
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Luke 19:2
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A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
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Luke 19:2 in Other Translations
KJV
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And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
ESV
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And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
NLT
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There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.
MSG
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There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich.
CSB
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There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
Luke 19:2 In-Context
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Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
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A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
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He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
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So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
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When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”
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