Luke 19:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

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  • Luke 18:24-27 : 24 And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God! 25 It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God. 26 And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation? 27 But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
  • 2 Chr 17:5-6 : 5 So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour. 6 His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.

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    3Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.

    4And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

    5And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

    6And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.

    7And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

    8And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

    9And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

    10For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

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    1And he went into Jericho, and when he was going through it,

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    1And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.

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    26And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

    27And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.

    28And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.

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    9And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

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