Luke 19:2 - Easy To Read Version

² In Jericho there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a wealthy, very important tax collector. {\cf2\super [297]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And there was a man called Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, and [he was] rich.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And behold, a man called by name Zacchæus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

Common English Bible

² A man there named Zacchaeus, a ruler among tax collectors, was rich.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.

Luke 19:2 Cross References

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; {\cf2\super [120]} James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Luke 19:1

Jesus was going through the city of Jericho.

Luke 19:3

He wanted to see who Jesus was. There were many other people that wanted to see Jesus too. Zacchaeus was too short to see above the people.

Luke 19:5

When Jesus came to that place, Jesus looked up and saw Zacchaeus in the tree. Jesus said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry! Come down! I must stay at your house today.”