Luke 19:2

Luke 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
• New International Version (NIV)A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

Context of Luke 19:2

1Jesus was passing through Jericho. A man named Zacchaeus was there. He was the director of tax collectors, and he was rich. 3He tried to see who Jesus was. But Zacchaeus was a small man, and he couldn’t see Jesus because of the crowd. 4So Zacchaeus ran ahead and climbed a fig tree to see Jesus, who was coming that way.

Luke 19:2 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης καὶ αὐτὸς πλούσιος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• ·ὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• namedκαλέωkaleō · to call: nameG2564
• ZaccheusΖακχαῖοςZakchaios · ZacchaeusG2195
• whichαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the chief among the publicansἀρχιτελώνηςarchitelōnēs · chief tax collectorG754
• heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• richπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145

Cross-references for Luke 19:2

• Luke 18:24Jesus watched him and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!
• 2 Chronicles 17:5So the Lord established Jehoshaphat’s power over the kingdom. All the people of Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat, and he had a lot of riches and honor.

Commentaries on Luke 19:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Zaccheus - It is not unlikely that this person was a Jew by birth, see Luke 19:9; but because he had engaged in a business so infamous, in the eyes of the Jews, he was considered as a mere heathen, Luke 19:7. Chief among the publicans - Either a farmer-general of the taxes, who had subordinate collectors under him: or else the most respectable and honorable man among that class at Jericho. He was rich - And therefore the more unlikely to pay attention to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A man named Zacchaeus - The name Zacchaeus is Hebrew, and shows that this man was a “Jew.” The Hebrew name properly means “pure,” and is the same as Zacchai in Ezra 2:9; Nehemiah 7:14. The publicans, therefore, were not all foreigners. Chief among the publicans - Who presided over other tax-gatherers, or who “received” their collections and transmitted them to the Roman government. He was rich - Though this class of people was despised and often infamous…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2A chief tax collector paid the Roman government for the right to collect taxes in a certain region. He then supervised other tax collectors and received money from the taxes they collected. This system allowed Zacchaeus to become very rich. As a result, chief tax collectors were hated even more than the tax collectors under them (see study note on 3:12).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 19:2

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

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Climb
• Compass
• Jericho
• Occupy
• Publican
• Rebuke
• Round
• Salvation
• Tiller

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