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


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.|

6 He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.

Luke 19:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that [way. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.