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Luke 19:3

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19:3He5 was trying to get a look at Jesus,6 but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.7

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Footnotes

  1. 5 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. 6 Grk “He was trying to see who Jesus was.”
  3. 7 Grk “and he was not able to because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

NLTNew Living Translation

He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he was seeking to see Jesus—who he was—and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.