Luke 19:2-8 ▼

2 And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

3 Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and he was unable due to the crowd, because he was short in stature.

4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up a sycamore tree in order to see Him, because He was about to pass through that way.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

6 And he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.

7 When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”

8 But Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am giving back four times as much.”