3He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.


In Context

1 He entered and was passing through Jericho.

2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.

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

5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, |Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.|

Luke 19:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:3and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.