Tree of Life Version
Luke 19:6
6Zacchaeus hurried and came down and welcomed Him joyfully.
Luke 19:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
- New International Version (NIV)So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
Context of Luke 19:6
4So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Yeshua, for He was about to pass through that way. 5When Yeshua came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” Zacchaeus hurried and came down and welcomed Him joyfully. 7But when everyone saw it, they began to grumble, saying, “Yeshua has gone to be the guest of a sinner!” 8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord. “Look, Master, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have somehow cheated anyone, I repay four times as much!”
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Cross-references for Luke 19:6
- Luke 2:16So they hurried off and found Miriam and Joseph, and the Baby lying in the manger.
- Genesis 18:6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and prepare bread loaves!”
- Psalms 119:59I have considered my ways and turned my feet back to Your testimonies.
- Galatians 1:15But when God—who set me apart from birth and called me through His grace—was pleased
- Luke 5:29Levi made a great banquet for Yeshua at his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
- Isaiah 64:5For all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a filthy garment, and all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away, like the wind.
- Acts 2:41So those who received his message were immersed, and that day about three thousand souls were added.
- Acts 16:15When she was immersed, along with her household, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she insisted.
Commentaries on Luke 19:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Received him joyfully - He had now seen Who he was, and he wished to hear What he was; and therefore he rejoiced in the honor that God had now conferred upon him. How often does Christ make the proposal of lodging, not only in our house, but in our heart, without its being accepted! We lose much because we do not attend to the visitations of Christ: he passes by - he blesses our neighbors and our friends; but, often, neither curiosity nor any other motive…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. 5-65-6. looked up,--in the full knowledge of who was in the tree, and preparatory to addressing him. Zaccheus--whom he had never seen in the flesh, nor probably heard of. "He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out" (Joh 10:3). make haste, and come down--to which he literally responded--"he made haste and came down." for to-day, &c.--Our Lord invites Himself, and in "royal" style, which waits not for invitations, but as the honor is done to the…Read the comment
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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
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