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Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

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Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

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And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

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So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

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And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house."

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So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.

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But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."

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Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold."

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And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

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for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.