Luke 19:1-7

1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

2And there was a man called Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector [a superintendent to whom others reported], and he was rich.

3Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not see because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

4So he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up in a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.

5When Jesus reached the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

6So Zaccheus hurried and came down, and welcomed Jesus with joy.

7When the people saw it, they all began muttering [in discontent], “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a [notorious] sinner.”