Christian Standard Bible

Luke 19:1

1He 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

He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

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Luke 19:1 word by word

Καὶ εἰσελθὼν διήρχετο τὴν Ἰεριχώ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
Andκαίkai · andG2532
enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
and passedδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
through JerichoἹεριχώHierichō · JerichoG2410

Cross-references for Luke 19:1

Joshua 2:1Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia Grove, saying, “Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.” So they left, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there.
Joshua 6:1Now Jericho was strongly fortified because of the Israelites — no one leaving or entering.
Joshua 6:26At that time Joshua imposed this curse: The man who undertakes the rebuilding of this city, Jericho, is cursed before the Lord. He will lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn; he will finish its gates at the cost of his youngest.
1 Kings 16:34During his reign, Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest, he finished its gates, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
2 Kings 2:18When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, 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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