Luke 19:5

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
when	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
came	ἦλθεν ēlthen	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
to	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
place	τόπον, topon	G5117	a spot (general in space · noun — accusative singular masculine
up	ἀναβλέψας anablepsas	G308	to look up · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
saw	εἶδεν eiden	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτόν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
him	αὐτόν· auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
Zacchæus	Ζακχαῖε, Zakchaie	G2195	Zacchæus · noun — vocative singular masculine, a proper name
make haste	σπεύσας speusas	G4692	to "speed" ("study") · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
and come down	κατάβηθι· katabēthi	G2597	to descend (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
to day	σήμερον sēmeron	G4594	on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed) · adverb
I	με me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular
must	δεῖ dei	G1163	also deon deh-on' · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
abide	μεῖναι. meinai	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — aorist active infinitive
at	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
house	οἴκῳ oikō	G3624	a dwelling (more or less extensive · noun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he wi…
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make…
Ezekiel 16:6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto th…
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Luke 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Genesis 18:3-5 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Psalms 139:1-3 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:1-10

Many, no doubt, were converted to the faith of Christ of whom no account is kept in the gospels; but the conversion of some, whose case had something in it extraordinary, is recorded, as this of Zaccheus. Christ passed through Jericho, Luk 19:1. This city was build under a curse, yet Christ honoured it with his presence, for the gospel takes away the curse. Though it ought not to have been built, yet it was not therefore a sin to live in it when it was built. Christ was now going from the other side Jordan to Bethany near Jerusalem, to raise Lazarus to life; when he was going to do one good work he contrived to do many by the way. He did good both to the souls and to the bodies of people; we…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 19:5

looked up,--in the full knowledge of who was in the tree, and preparatory to addressing him. Zaccheus--whom he had never seen in the flesh, nor probably heard of. "He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out" (Joh 10:3). make haste, and come down--to which he literally responded--"he made haste and came down." for to-day, &c.--Our Lord invites Himself, and in "royal" style, which waits not for invitations, but as the honor is done to the subject, not the sovereign, announces the purpose of royalty to partake of the subject's hospitalities. Manifestly our Lord speaks as knowing how the privilege would be appreciated. to-day . . . abide--(Compare Joh 1:39), probably over nigh…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 19:5

Make haste, and come down - With this invitation, our blessed Lord conveyed heavenly influence to his heart; hence he was disposed to pay the most implicit and cheerful obedience to the call, and thus he received not the grace of God in vain.

John Gill on Luke 19:5

And when Jesus came to the place,.... Where the tree stood, in which Zacchaeus was. Christ knows where his people are, and where to find them, where they commonly dwell, or where at any time they are, he being God omniscient: besides, the bounds of their habitations are fixed by the determination and appointment of God, and were foreknown by Christ, who, before the world began, was "rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth", where he knew his saints would dwell, who are "the sons of men", with whom his delights were; and he knows where they are, when the time is come to call them: he knew Zacchaeus was in the sycamore tree, as he saw Nathanael under the fig tree, before Philip called him…

The Church Fathers

Uninvited he invites Himself to his house; as it follows, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down, & c. for He knew how richly He would reward his hospitality. And though He had not yet heard the word of invitation, He had already seen the will.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Now Zacchæus desired no more than to see, but He who is able to do more than we ask for, granted to Him far above what he expected; as it follows, And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him. He saw the soul of the man striving earnestly to live a holy life, and converts him to godliness.
— Titus of Bostra ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Zacchaeus was praying in his heart as follows, "Happy the one who is worthy that this just man should enter into his dwelling." The Lord said to him, "Hurry, come down, Zacchaeus." Hurry and come down from the fig tree, because it is with you that I will be staying. The first fig tree of Adam will be forgotten, because of the last fig tree of the chief tax collector, and the name of the guilty Adam will be forgotten because of the innocent Zacchaeus.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 20

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Dictionary and topics

Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Temple, Herod’s — The temple erected by the exiles on their return from Babylon had stood for about five hundred years, when Herod the Great became king of Judea. The building had suffered considerably from natural…
Zacchaeus — Pure, a superintendant of customs; a chief tax-gather (publicanus) at Jericho (Luke 19:1-10). “The collection of customs at Jericho, which at this time produced and exported a considerable quantity…
Bigotry · .Of keeping company with sinners — .Of keeping company with sinners
Jericho · .Zacchaeus lived at — .Zacchaeus lived at
Publicans · Zacchaeus, chief among, receives Jesus into his house — Zacchaeus, chief among, receives Jesus into his house
Zacchaeus (Zaccheus) · Hosts Jesus — Hosts Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 19:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 19:5

Adam Clarke on Luke 19:5

John Gill on Luke 19:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 19:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 19:5

Adam Clarke on Luke 19:5

John Gill on Luke 19:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 19:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 19:5