Luke 19:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Luke 19:2 NLT
There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.
Luke 19:3 NLT
He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.
Luke 19:4 NLT
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
Luke 19:5 NLT
When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”
Luke 19:6 NLT
Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.
Luke 19:7 NLT
But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
Luke 19:8 NLT
Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
Luke 19:9 NLT
Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.
Luke 19:10 NLT
For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
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