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1 He entered Jericho and was passing through.
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Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
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A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
3 And he 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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He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
4 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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So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5 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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When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”
6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.
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So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 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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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8 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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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 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a 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 to save the lost. ”
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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