Luke 19:3
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 19:3 King James Version (KJV)
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Luke 19:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
Luke 19:3 New Century Version (NCV)
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because he was too short to see above the crowd.
Luke 19:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
Luke 19:3 New International Version (NIV)
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
Luke 19:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
Luke 19:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not see because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
Luke 19:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.