The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Luke 19:4 - The Text-Critical English New Testament So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because Jesus was about to pass by that way. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not do so because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and saw him. Then he said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at yoʋr house today.”
But when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiles, together with his mat, into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.