And the Lord said, “If you had faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and replanted in the ocean,’ and it would obey you.
Luke 19:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) 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]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass that way. American Standard Version (1901) And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. Common English Bible So he ran ahead and climbed up a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. Catholic Public Domain Version And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way. |
And the Lord said, “If you had faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and replanted in the ocean,’ and it would obey you.
He was trying to see which one was Jesus, but could not due to the large crowd and [because] he was so short.
And when Jesus came to the tree, He said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down [from that tree], for I need to stay at your house today.”
But because they could not find a [suitable] way to get him in [to the house] because of the people crowded [around], they went up to the housetop [Note: This was a flat area, where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., with a stairway accessible from the outside] and lowered the man on his cot through the roof tiles into the presence of Jesus.