He tried to see who Jesus was. But Zacchaeus was a small man, and he couldn’t see Jesus because of the crowd.
Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary from Magdala, Mary (the mother of young James and Joseph), and Salome.
“Can any of you add an hour to your life by worrying?
A man named Zacchaeus was there. He was the director of tax collectors, and he was rich.
So Zacchaeus ran ahead and climbed a fig tree to see Jesus, who was coming that way.
Herod was very pleased to see Jesus. For a long time he had wanted to see him. He had heard about Jesus and hoped to see him perform some kind of miracle.
They went to Philip (who was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and told him, “Sir, we would like to meet Jesus.”