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And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that [way].
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And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house.
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And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.
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And all murmured when they saw [it], saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.
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But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return [him] fourfold.
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And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
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for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.
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But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested.
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He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.
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And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.
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But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this [man] should reign over us.