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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.

Context of Luke 19:2

1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus 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 looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
• 2 Chronicles 17:5The Lord established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth 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