Luke 19:3

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He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

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  • John 12:21 : 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."
  • Luke 9:7-9 : 7 Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead. 8 Others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9 But Herod said, 'I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?' And he tried to see him.
  • Luke 12:25 : 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
  • Luke 23:8 : 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see Him. He had heard about Him and hoped to see Him perform a sign.

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  • Luke 19:4-10
    7 verses
    86%

    4 So he ran ahead and climbed up a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because Jesus was about to pass that way.

    5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house."

    6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him joyfully.

    7 But when they saw this, everyone began to complain, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a sinful man."

    8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."

    9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham."

    10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

  • Luke 19:1-2
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    85%

    1 As Jesus entered Jericho, he was passing through the city.

    2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

  • Luke 18:35-41
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    70%

    35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

    36 When he heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.

    37 They told him, 'Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.'

    38 He cried out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'

    39 Those who were leading the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'

    40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

    41 'What do you want me to do for you?' He said, 'Lord, I want to see.'

  • Luke 18:13
    68%

    13 'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'

  • Luke 21:1
    68%

    1 Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

  • Luke 8:19
    67%

    19 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

  • Mark 3:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9 Jesus told His disciples to prepare a small boat for Him to avoid being crushed by the crowd.

    10 For He had healed many, so those with illnesses were pressing forward to touch Him.

  • Luke 5:27-28
    2 verses
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    27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."

    28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Matt 18:2
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    2 Jesus called a little child to him and placed the child among them.

  • Luke 5:19
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    19 When they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered the man on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

  • Matt 9:9
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    9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

  • Luke 19:48
    66%

    48 But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.

  • Mark 2:4
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    4 And because they could not get near him due to the crowd, they removed the roof above where he was, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

  • Mark 8:24
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    24 The man looked up and said, 'I see people, but they look like trees walking around.'

  • Mark 1:45
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    45 Instead, he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news, so that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet people still came to him from everywhere.

  • Mark 10:46-48
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    46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus was leaving the city with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind man named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.

    47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'

    48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'

  • Mark 9:15
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    15 As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were amazed and ran to greet him.

  • Mark 5:6
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    6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him.

  • Matt 8:5
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    5 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

  • Luke 1:22
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    22 When he came out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple because he kept making signs to them but remained speechless.

  • John 9:1
    65%

    1 As Jesus was passing by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth.

  • Matt 20:29
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    29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

  • Luke 18:43
    65%

    43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. When all the people saw this, they praised God.

  • Luke 15:1
    65%

    1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Him.

  • Mark 5:32
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    32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.

  • Mark 2:14
    64%

    14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Levi got up and followed him.

  • Luke 19:41
    64%

    41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept over it.

  • Luke 18:10
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    10 'Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.'

  • Mark 10:17
    64%

    17 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to him, knelt down before him, and asked, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

  • Luke 5:1
    64%

    1 One day, as the crowd was pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

  • Acts 21:35
    64%

    35 When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.

  • Luke 4:30
    64%

    30 But He walked right through the crowd and went on His way.

  • Mark 10:50
    64%

    50 Throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.