Luke 19:1-9

1He 1entered Jericho and was passing through.

2And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

3Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

4So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a 23sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.

5When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

6And he hurried and came down and received Him 4gladly.

7When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone 5to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

8Zaccheus stopped and said to 6the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I 7will give to the poor, and if I have 8defrauded anyone of anything, I 9will give back 10four times as much.”

9And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is 11a son of Abraham.