Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
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And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
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He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
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So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
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When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
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So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
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And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
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But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
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Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”