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He entered Jericho and was passing through.
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And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
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And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature.
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So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.
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And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today."
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So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.
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And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
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And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."
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And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
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As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
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He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
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Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business until I come.'
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But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'