KJV King James Version
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 19:5
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
WEB World English Bible
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.”
ASV American Standard Version
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, ‘Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;’
Surrounding context — Luke 19
2 And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that [way].
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτόπον,G5117 · toposplaceἀναβλέψαςG308 · anablepōto look up/againὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτόν·G846 · autosit/s/heΖακχαῖε,G2195 · ZakchaiosZacchaeusσπεύσαςG4692 · speudōto hastenκατάβηθι·G2597 · katabainōto come/go downσήμερονG4594 · sēmerontodayγὰρG1063 · garforἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἴκῳG3624 · oikoshouse: homeσουG4771 · suyouδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryμεG3165 · memeμεῖναι.G3306 · menōto stay
Cross-references
Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.John 14:23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.Ezekiel 16:6And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live.Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,John 1:48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.John 4:7-10There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.Psalm 139:1-3To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.Genesis 18:3-5And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:Psalm 101:2-3I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.Genesis 19:1-3And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;2 Corinthians 6:1We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
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