| New American Standard (NAS) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. | 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. |
| 2 And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus ; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. | 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. |
| 3 Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. | 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. |
| 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. | 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. |
| 5 When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house." | 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today." |
| 6 And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly. | 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. |
| 7 When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." | 7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner.' " |
| 8 Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much." | 8 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 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. | 9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. |
| 10 "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." | 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost." |
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