Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
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A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
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He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
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So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
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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.”
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So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
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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.”