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1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
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Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very 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 tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over 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 and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus 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 by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home 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 quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.
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So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them 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 responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son 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 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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