Berean Standard Bible

Luke 19:1

1Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

Luke 19:1 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
New International Version (NIV)Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
English Standard Version (ESV)He entered Jericho and was passing through.
New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

Context of Luke 19:1

Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

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Luke 19:1 word by word

Καὶ εἰσελθὼν διήρχετο τὴν Ἰεριχώ.Read the interlinear

Thenκαίkai · andG2532
Jesus enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
JerichoἹεριχώHierichō · JerichoG2410
was passing throughδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330

Cross-references for Luke 19:1

Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Joshua 6:1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
Joshua 6:26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
1 Kings 16:34In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
2 Kings 2:18When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

Commentaries on Luke 19:1

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Entered and passed through - Was passing through. Our Lord had not as yet passed through Jericho - he was only passing through it; for the house of Zaccheus, in which he was to lodge, Luke 19:5, was in it.Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And Jesus entered - See the notes at Matthew 20:29. This means, perhaps, “he was passing” through Jericho when Zacchaeus saw him. His house was “in” Jericho.Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The conversion of Zaccheus. (1-10) The parable of the nobleman and his servants. (11-27) Christ enters Jerusalem. (28-40) Christ laments over Jerusalem. (41-48) Verses 1-10 Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zaccheus' house. Wherever Christ comes he opens the heart, and inclines it to receive him. He that has a mind to know Christ, shall be known…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The story of Zacchaeus is a fitting high point to the ministry of Jesus among those treated badly in Israel while he traveled to Jerusalem (9:51–19:44). Many see the final verse of this episode as the main theme of Luke's Gospel (19:10).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

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