He was trying to see who Jesus was. His curiosity was aroused by all the noise and the crowd. Climbed a sycamore tree. This was a type of fig-mulberry tree with low-hanging branches. His smallness would not allow him to see over the heads of the crowd.
Verse Luke 19:3. _AND HE SOUGHT TO SEE JESUS WHO HE WAS_] So the mere _principle_ of _curiosity_ in him led to his conversion and salvation, and to that of his whole family, Luke 19:9....
WHO HE WAS - Rather “what sort of person,” he was, or how he appeared. He had that curiosity which is natural to people to see one of whom they have heard much. It would seem, also, that in this case...
CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 19:1-27 _ 1. The Salvation of Zacchaeus. (Luke 19:1)_ 2. The Parable of the Ten Pounds. (Luke 19:11 .) Luke 19:1 When He drew near to Jericho the Lord healed the blind beggar. T...
Lk. here inserts an incident and a parable between Mark 10:52 and Matthew 11:1. LUKE 19:1. JESUS AND ZACCHÆ US (Lk. only). The incident is akin to that of Levi,...
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. And--look you--there was a man called Zacchaeus by name, and he was commissioner of taxes, and he was rich. He was seeking to see who Jesus was, and h...
THE GUEST OF THE MAN WHOM ALL MEN DESPISED (Luke 19:1-10)...
SOUGHT. was (busy) seeking. SEE. App-133. JESUS. App-98. WHO HE WAS. Not what kind of. person, but which one of the crowd he was. not. Greek. _ou._ App-105. FOR. Greek. _apo._ App-104. PRESS. cro...
_he sought to see Jesus_ Doubtless his riches increased the odium of his position, and being accustomed to contempt and hatred, he wished to see One who was not only a great prophet, but also kind to...
ἘΖΉΤΕΙ ἸΔΕΙ͂Ν ΤῸΝ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂Ν. Doubtless his riches increased the odium of his position, and being accustomed to contempt and hatred, he wished to see One who was not only a great prophet, but also kind t...
Luke 19:1-10. ZACCHAEUS THE TAX-GATHERER...
Ver 1. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho 2. And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the Publicans, and he was rich. 3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was;...
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AND JESUS ENTERED, &C.— After conferring sight on the beggars, (see Matthew 9:27; Matthew 9:38.) Jesus entered Jericho attended by them, by his disciples, and by the multitude: he made no stay however...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Penitence (Luke 19:1-10) 19 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2And there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. 3And he sought to se...
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. AND HE SOUGHT TO SEE JESUS - not to listen to His teaching, or obtain anything from Him, but m...
1 Compare Jos_6:26; 1Ki_16:34. 2 The case of Zaccheus meant much more to a patriotic Jew than we can possibly imagine. The most hated and unpopular class in the whole nation were the tax farmers, who...
19:3 was. (e-9) Lit. 'who he is.'...
TO SEE, etc.] RV 'to see who Jesus was,' i.e. to distinguish Him in the dense crowd which surrounded Him....
ZACCELEUS. THE POUNDS. CHRIST'S TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. HE CLEANSES THE TEMPLE 1-10. Zacchaeus (peculiar to Lk). The narrative shows that our Lord's familiar intercourse with publicans and si...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 19 JESUS AND ZACCHAEUS 19:1-10 V1 Jesus was walking through the city of Jericho. V2 The chief *tax-collector there was Zacchaeus. He was very rich. V...
HE SOUGHT. — Better, _was seeking._ The verb expresses vividly the oft-repeated attempts of the man, little of stature, to get a glimpse of the Prophet as He passed. FOR THE PRESS. — The word is the s...
ἐζήτει : imperfect, implying continuous effort, for a while unsuccessful, because of (ἀπὸ) the crowd, too dense to penetrate, and not to be seen over by _him_, being short of stature (ἡλικίᾳ as in Mat...
_The story of Zacchaeus_, in Lk. only, apparently derived from an Aramaic source note the abundant use of καὶ to connect clauses but bearing traces of editorial revision in the style (καθότι, Luke 19:...
THE SINNER AND HIS GUEST Luke 19:1-10 For long, we may suppose, the better things had been striving against the worse in this man's character. John the Baptist had wielded great influence over Zacche...
Zacchaeus was the last convert but one in the ministry of Jesus. Our Lord's method with him is very revealing. He asked for his hospitality, and after receiving it held an unrecorded conversation with...
CHAPTER 17 CONVERSION OF ZACCHEUS Luke 19:1-10. _“Having come in, He passed through Jericho. And, behold, a man by name called Zaccheus, and he was chief of the publicans, and he was rich.”_ The publ...
8. _Jesus at the House of Zaccheus: Luke 19:1-10_. VERS. 1-10. In Matthew and Mark, the account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem immediately follows that of the healing of Bartimeus. There is a blank le...
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of sta...
The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
The history of His last approach to Jerusalem and intercourse with it now commences (Luke 19:35). Here then He presents Himself anew as the Son of David, and for the last time; laying on the conscienc...
AND HE SOUGHT TO SEE JESUS WHO HE WAS,.... What sort of a person he was for complexion, stature, and age: having heard much of him, he was very desirous of indulging his curiosity with a sight of him;...
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. Ver. 3. _Because he was little of stature_] τυτθος ανηρ : Homer. St Paul was but a little man (sa...
_And he sought to see Jesus_ The great things which he had heard of Jesus made such a powerful impression on his mind, that when he was informed he was coming that way, he diligently sought an opportu...
THE PRESS; the great crowd of people....
ZACCHAEUS THE PUBLICAN. Jesus at Jericho:...
AND HE SOUGHT TO SEE JESUS WHO HE WAS; AND COULD NOT FOR THE PRESS, BECAUSE HE WAS LITTLE OF STATURE....
ZACCHAEUS RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-10) There was yet another man to be rescued from Jericho, the city of the curse (Joshua 6:26). The Lord, in faithful grace, passed through that city, an avail...
1-10 Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zaccheus' house. Wherever Christ comes he opens t...
Ver. 3,4. All this was but curiosity; he saw a great crowd passing by, and asks what was the matter. The people tell him, that it was Jesus of Nazareth, that famous Prophet, whose fame had filled Jude...
Luke 19:3 And G2532 sought G2212 (G5707) see G1492 (G5629) who G5101 Jesus G2424 was G2076 ...
THE TRANSFORMATION AND SALVATION OF AN OUTCAST (19:2-10). In direct contrast with the rich ruler is another man of status. He is a chief public officer. But in contrast with the rich ruler his eyes ar...
‘And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was short in stature.' Zacchaeus suffered from being short of stature. It is surprising how many short men fight thei...
Luke 19:3. WHO HE WAS, or ‘which (among the crowd) was He.' Zaccheus had heard of Jesus, but had never seen Him. His curiosity alone is mentioned here; but some better motive, however ill-defined to h...
ZACCHEUS THE PUBLICAN. The incident is peculiar to Luke, and is a proof of independence. ‘The fundamental idea of Luke's Gospel demanded that the favor shown to the rich publican should not be omitted...
HE SOUGHT (εζητε). Imperfect active. He was seeking, conative idea.JESUS WHO HE WAS (Ιησουν τις εστιν). Prolepsis, to see who Jesus was. He had heard so much about him. He wanted to see which one...
Luke 19:1 I. A whole paragraph is devoted to the delineation of one man's life, while so many great subjects are hardly touched upon in the Christian Scriptures. Yet let us not complain of what looks...
Luke 19:1. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was;...
Luke 19:1. _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich._ Many of those tax-gatherers were ric...
Luke 19:1. _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans and he was rich._ Jesus Christ had just blessed a blind...
Luke 19:1. _And Jesus entered_ That is, he entered at one end of the town, Luke 19:1. _And passed through Jericho._ And so came out at the other end of it. Luke 19:2. And, behold, there was a ma
Luke 19:1 _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho._ There was to be a miracle at each end of Jericho. Long before, it had been cursed; now it was to have a double blessing. Luke 19:2. _And, be...
CONTENTS: Conversion of Zaccheus. Parable of the pounds. Triumphal entry. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem. Purification of the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Zacchaeus, Abraham, disciples. CONCLUSION: Th...
Luke 19:11. _He spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem,_ to correct the fond error of those who thought he would reign on earth. This parable therefore differs from that of the talents, in...
_A man named Zaccheus._ ZACCHEUS THE PUBLICAN I. THE GRACIOUS ENTRY. II. A COMMENDABLE CURIOSITY. 1. This curiosity unusual. (1) A rich man anxious to see Jesus. (2) A rich man overcoming hindra...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 19:1 Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus is an example of the kingdom of God bringing salvation to outcasts. It also provides a lesson on the proper place of money and possessions in God...
CHAPTER 19 VER. 1. _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho._ S. Luke continues the account of the journey to Jerusalem. I have spoken of this in the preceding chapter, verse 35....
_And he sought to see._ He took pains to see Jesus in person as he had heard of His reputation, from the fame of His virtues and miracles. For we wish to see great men and to know them in person. But...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 19:1. JERICHO.—“The city of palm-trees (Deuteronomy 34:3; Judges 1:16) is about six miles from the Jordan and fifteen from Jerusalem. When taken by Joshua the site had been curse...
EXPOSITION LUKE 19:1 _Jesus lodges in the house of Zacchaeus, _"_the_ _chief among the publicans_"_ at Jericho. _This episode, which took place at Jericho just before the Lord's entry into Jerusalem...
Now Jesus has entered into Jericho (Luke 19:1). And as He is passing through the city, Behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans (Luke 19:2), The city of Jeric...
John 12:21; Luke 12:25; Luke 23:8; Luke 9:7...
He sought [ε ζ η τ ε ι]. Imperfect. He was busy seeking as Jesus passed. Who he was. Lit., is. No to see what kind of a person, but which one of the crowd he was. Stature [η λ ι κ ι α]. See on ch. Lu...
WHERE THE SAVIOUR AND THE SINNER MEET Luke 19:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A sinner seeking to see the Saviour. The fame of Jesus had swept into all the regions about. Great crowds continually thronged H...
Zaccheus desired to see Jesus, this is. sight that few rich men desired to see; the sight of Caesar's face upon their coin is more pleasing to them, than to see the face of Christ in his ordinances: y...