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Luke 19:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Luke 19:1 NABRE

He came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town.

Luke 19:2 NABRE

Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man

Luke 19:3 NABRE

was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

Luke 19:4 NABRE

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way.

Luke 19:5 NABRE

When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.”

Luke 19:6 NABRE

And he came down quickly and received him with joy.

Luke 19:7 NABRE

When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.”

Luke 19:8 NABRE

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.”

Luke 19:9 NABRE

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham.

Luke 19:10 NABRE

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” The Parable of the Ten Gold Coins.