Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 1He entered Jericho and was passing through.
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And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
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And
2he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.
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So he ran on ahead and climbed up into
3a 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
4I must stay at your house today. ”
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So he hurried and came down and
5received him joyfully.
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And when they saw it, they all
6grumbled, “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
7I give to the poor. And if I have
8defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it
9fourfold. ”
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And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since
10he also is a son of Abraham.
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For
11the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. ”