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Luke 19:4

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19:4So8 he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree9 to see him, because Jesus10 was going to pass that way.

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Footnotes

  1. 8 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Zacchaeus not being able to see over the crowd.
  2. 9 A sycamore tree would have large branches near the ground like an oak tree and would be fairly easy to climb. These trees reach a height of some 50 ft (about 15 m).
  3. 10 Grk “that one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since he was about to pass that way.

NLTNew Living Translation

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through that way.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.