New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 19:1-7

1HeenteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525JerichoἸεριχώ.IerichōG2410and was passingG1330throughG1330.

2And there was a manἀνὴρanērG435calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564by the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ZaccheusΖακχαῖοςZakchaiosG2195;he was a chiefG754taxG754collectorG754and he was richπλούσιος·plousiosG4145.

3Zaccheus was tryingἐζήτειezēteiG2212to seeG3708whoτίςtisG5101JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424was, and was unableοὐκ ἠδύνατοouk ēdunatoG3756 G1410becauseἀπὸapoG575of the crowdὄχλου,ochlouG3793,for he was smallμικρὸςmikrosG3398in statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244.

4SoκαὶkaiG2532he ranπροδραμὼνprodramōnG4390on aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715and climbedἀνέβηanebēG305up into asycamoreG4809treeG4809in orderἵναinaG2443to seeG3708Him, for He was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to passδιέρχεσθαι.dierchesthaiG1330throughG1330that way.

5WhenὡςhōsG5613JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to the placeτόπον,toponG5117,He lookedἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308up and saidG3004to him,“ZaccheusΖακχαῖε,ZakchaieG2195,hurryσπεύσαςspeusasG4692and comeκατάβηθι·katabēthiG2597downG2597,for todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594I mustδεῖdeiG1163stayμεῖναι.meinaiG3306at your houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.”

6And he hurriedσπεύσαςspeusasG4692and cameG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597and receivedὑπεδέξατοhupedexatoG5264Himgladlyχαίρων.chairōnG5463.

7When they sawG3708it, they allπάντεςpantesG3956beganto grumbleδιεγόγγυζονdiegonguzonG1234,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “He has goneεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525to be the guestκαταλῦσαι.¶katalusaiG2647of a manἀνδρὶandriG435who is a sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268.”

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