Luke 19:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) He was trying to see which one was Jesus, but could not due to the large crowd and [because] he was so short. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he was trying to see Jesus, which One He was, but he could not on account of the crowd, because he was small in stature. American Standard Version (1901) And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. Common English Bible He was trying to see who Jesus was, but, being a short man, he couldn’t because of the crowd. Catholic Public Domain Version And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature. |
And there were also some women watching all this from a distance. Among them were Mary from Magdala; Mary the mother of the younger James and [his brother] Joseph [i.e., probably the wife of Clopas. See John 19:25]; and Salome [i.e., the mother of James and John and wife of Zebedee. See Matt. 27:56].
And which one of you can worry yourself into living a single day longer?
Just then, there appeared a man named Zacchaeus, who was a wealthy, chief tax collector.
So, he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up a mulberry tree [Note: This was a tree that produced a fig-like fruit] in order to see Jesus, who was supposed to pass that way [soon].
Now Herod was very pleased when he saw Jesus for he had wanted to see Him for a long time. He had heard [things] about Jesus and [now] hoped to see Him perform a miracle.
So, these people approached [the apostle] Philip, who was from Bethsaida, in Galilee with the request, ‘Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”