Luke 19:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.

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  • John 12:21 : 21 So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested,“Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”
  • Luke 9:7-9 : 7 Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 8 while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. 9 Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
  • Luke 12:25 : 25 And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?
  • Luke 23:8 : 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign.

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  • Luke 19:4-10
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    86%

    4So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going to pass that way.

    5And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him,“Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today.”

    6So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully.

    7And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

    8But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord,“Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”

    9Then Jesus said to him,“Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!

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

  • Luke 19:1-2
    2 verses
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    1Jesus and Zacchaeus Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it.

    2Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.

  • Luke 18:35-41
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    35Healing a Blind Man As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

    36When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

    37They told him,“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

    38So he called out,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

    39And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more,“Son of David, have mercy on me!”

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

    41“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”

  • Luke 18:13
    68%

    13The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’

  • Luke 21:1
    68%

    1The Widow’s Offering Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.

  • Luke 8:19
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    19Jesus’ True Family Now Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.

  • Mark 3:9-10
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    9Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.

    10For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

  • Luke 5:27-28
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    27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.

    28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.

  • Matt 18:2
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    2He called a child, had him stand among them,

  • Luke 5:19
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    19But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

  • Matt 9:9
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    9The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.

  • Luke 19:48
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    48but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

  • Mark 2:4
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    4When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus. Then, after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on.

  • Mark 8:24
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    24Regaining his sight he said,“I see people, but they look like trees walking.”

  • Mark 1:45
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    45But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

  • Mark 10:46-48
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    46Healing Blind Bartimaeus They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

    47When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

    48Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more,“Son of David, have mercy on me!”

  • Mark 9:15
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    15When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

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

  • Matt 8:5
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    5Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:

  • Luke 1:22
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    22When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

  • John 9:1
    65%

    1Healing a Man Born Blind Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

  • Matt 20:29
    65%

    29Two Blind Men Healed As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.

  • Luke 18:43
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    43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

  • Luke 15:1
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    1The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.

  • Mark 5:32
    64%

    32But he looked around to see who had done it.

  • Mark 2:14
    64%

    14As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

  • Luke 19:41
    64%

    41Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,

  • Luke 18:10
    64%

    10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

  • Mark 10:17
    64%

    17The Rich Man Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

  • Luke 5:1
    64%

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  • Acts 21:35
    64%

    35When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

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    64%

    30But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

  • Mark 10:50
    64%

    50He threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.