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Jesus entered Jericho1 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 being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.
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So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig2 tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.35
When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."6
So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
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All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner.' "4
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