He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.
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Luke 19:3 in context
Luke 19:1–6
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He entered and was passing through Jericho.
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There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
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He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.
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He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.
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When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house. ”
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He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
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