So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
Parallel translations
- WEB He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
- KJV And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
- NKJV So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
- NASB And he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.
- NLT Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.
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Quick answer
Zacchaeus comes down at once and welcomes Jesus joyfully. Genuine response to grace is prompt and glad.
Overview
The contrast between Zacchaeus's haste and joy here and the grumbling crowd that follows highlights the difference between a heart opened by grace and hearts hardened by self-righteousness. His joyful reception is the fitting answer to Christ's gracious call. True faith receives Jesus not grudgingly but with delight.
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Cross-references · 9
- Luke 5:29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
- Acts 16:34Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- Isa 64:5You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- Luke 2:16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Ps 119:59–60I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
- Gal 1:15–16But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- Gen 18:6–7So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
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