Luke 19:1
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Luke 19:2
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And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.
Luke 19:3
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Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
Luke 19:4
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So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.
Luke 19:5
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When 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."
Luke 19:6
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And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly.
Luke 19:7
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When they saw it, they all {began} to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
Luke 19:8
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Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much."
Luke 19:9
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And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.
Luke 19:10
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~"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
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