Luke 19:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able to because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

Common English Bible

³ He was trying to see who Jesus was, but, being a short man, he couldn’t because of the crowd.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ 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.

Luke 19:3 Cross References

Mark 15:40

There  were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene,  Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Luke 12:25

Can any of you add one moment to his lifespan   by worrying?

Luke 19:2

There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

Luke 19:4

So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since he was about to pass that way.

Luke 23:8

Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see him because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle  performed by him.

John 12:21

So they came to Philip,  who was from Bethsaida  in Galilee,  and requested of him, ‘Sir,  we want to see Jesus.’