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2 a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that! 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't do so due to the crowd, since he was a short man. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up and said, |Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today.| 6 Zacchaeus came down quickly and was glad to welcome him into his home. 7 But all the people who saw this began to complain: |Jesus is going to be the guest of a notorious sinner!| 8 Later, Zacchaeus stood up and announced to the Lord, |Look! I'm giving half of my possessions to the destitute, and if I have accused anyone falsely, I'm repaying four times as much as I owe.| Luke 19:2-8, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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