Luke 19:4

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Luke 19:1-4 The Message (MSG)

Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho. There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way—he was a short man and couldn’t see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.

Luke 19:4 King James Version (KJV)

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

Luke 19:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.

Luke 19:4 New Century Version (NCV)

He ran ahead to a place where Jesus would come, and he climbed a sycamore tree so he could see him.

Luke 19:4 American Standard Version (ASV)

And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

Luke 19:4 New International Version (NIV)

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

Luke 19:4 New King James Version (NKJV)

So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

Luke 19:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)

So he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up in a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.

Luke 19:4 New Living Translation (NLT)

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.

Luke 19:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)

he ran on ahead of everyone and climbed up a blossoming fig tree to get a glimpse of Jesus as he passed by.

Luke 19:4 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.