Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 Jesus went on into Jericho and was passing through.
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Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 There was a chief tax collector there named Zacchaeus, who was rich.
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A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was a little man and could not see Jesus because of the crowd.
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He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
4 So he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.
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So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5 When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to Zacchaeus, "Hurry down, Zacchaeus, because I must stay in your house today."
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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.”
6 Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him with great joy.
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So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 All the people who saw it started grumbling, "This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!"
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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8 Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Listen, sir! I will give half my belongings to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."
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But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9 Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, for this man, also, is a descendant of Abraham.
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Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.
10 The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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