Luke 19:4

Luke 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
• New International Version (NIV)So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

Context of Luke 19:4

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. So 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.

Luke 19:4 word by word

καὶ προδραμὼν εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλεν διέρχεσθαι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he ranπροτρέχωprotrechō · to outrunG4390
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• and climbed upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• intoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a sycomore treeσυκομωραίαsukomōraia · sycamore treeG4809
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he wasμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to passδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for Luke 19:4

• Luke 5:19But finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof [and removed some tiles to make an opening] and lowered him through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.
• 1 Kings 10:27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
• 1 Chronicles 27:28Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in Shephelah (the lowlands); and Joash was in charge of the stores of [olive] oil.
• Isaiah 9:10“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild [all the better] with ashlar (hewed stones); The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace them with [expensive] cedars.”
• Amos 7:14Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet [by profession], nor am I a prophet’s son; I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs.

Commentaries on Luke 19:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He ran before - The shortness of his stature was amply compensated by his agility and invention. Had he been as tall as the generality of the crowd, he might have been equally unnoticed with the rest. His getting into the tree made him conspicuous: had he not been so low of stature he would not have done so. Even the imperfections of our persons may become subservient to the grace of God in our eternal salvation. As the passover was at hand, the road was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4A sycamore tree - See this described in the notes at Luke 17:6.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4climbed a sycamore-fig tree: This action was very undignified for a man with the power and wealth of Zacchaeus. It shows that he truly wanted to see and know Jesus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-10The name is Jewish. 2-4. chief among the publicans--farming a considerable district, with others under him. rich--Ill-gotten riches some of it certainly was. (See on Lu 19:8.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:4

• Hospitality
• Jericho
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Publicans
• Sycamore
• Zacchaeus (Zaccheus)

In the dictionaries

• Sycomore, Tree
• Cast
• Climb
• Compass
• Jericho
• Occupy
• Rebuke
• Round
• Salvation
• Sycamine tree

Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings