Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 He entered Jericho and was passing through.
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Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he 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 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.
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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 running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since 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 When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house."
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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 quickly came down and welcomed Him joyfully.
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So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 All who saw it began to complain, "He's gone to lodge with a sinful man!"
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All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, I'll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I'll pay back four times as much!"
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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 "Today salvation has come to this house," Jesus told him, "because he too 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 has come 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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