The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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1 Yeshua entered Yericho and was passing through,
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Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 when a man named Zakkai appeared who was a chief tax-collector and a wealthy man.
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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 Yeshua was; but, being short, he couldn't, 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 on ahead and climbed a fig tree in order to see him, for Yeshua was about 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 he came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zakkai! Hurry! Come down, because I have to stay at 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 He climbed down as fast as he could and welcomed Yeshua joyfully.
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So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 Everyone who saw it began muttering, "He has gone to be the house-guest 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 But Zakkai stood there and said to the Lord, "Here, Lord, I am giving half of all I own to the poor; and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay him 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 Yeshua said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, inasmuch as this man too is a son of Avraham.
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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 For the Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost."
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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