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 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. So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way. 5When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.

Luke 19:4 word by word

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

• Soκαίkai · andG2532
• he ranπροτρέχωprotrechō · to outrunG4390
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• climbedἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• climbedἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a sycamore treeσυκομωραίαsukomōraia · sycamore treeG4809
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sinceὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• was aboutμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to passδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for Luke 19:4

• Luke 5:19but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
• 1 Kings 10:27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
• 1 Chronicles 27:28Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
• Isaiah 9:10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
• Amos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

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