Luke 19:2
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New International Version (©1984)
A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

International Standard Version (©2008)
a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that!

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A man named Zacchaeus was there. He was the director of tax collectors, and he was rich.

King James Bible
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

American King James Version
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

American Standard Version
And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

Bible in Basic English
A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of the publicans, and he was rich.

Darby Bible Translation
And behold, there was a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.

English Revised Version
And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

Webster's Bible Translation
And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

Weymouth New Testament
There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.

World English Bible
There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

Geneva Study Bible

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the {a} chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

(a) The overseer and head of the publicans who were there together: for the publicans were divided into companies, as we may gather from many places in the orations of Cicero.

People's New Testament

19:2 Zacchaeus... the chief among the publicans. The importance of Jericho and its situation would make it an important center for the collection of the Roman tribute. At the head of the publicans engaged in this business was Zacchaeus. He seems to have had supervision of the district.

He was rich. A very suspicious fact in a member of a class noted for their extortion.

Wesley's Notes

19:2 The chief of the publicans - What we would term, commissioner of the customs. A very honourable as well as profitable place.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2-4. chief among the publicans-farming a considerable district, with others under him.

rich-Ill-gotten riches some of it certainly was. (See on [1695]Lu 19:8.)

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

19:1-10 Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zaccheus' house. Wherever Christ comes he opens the heart, and inclines it to receive him. He that has a mind to know Christ, shall be known of him. Those whom Christ calls, must humble themselves, and come down. We may well receive him joyfully, who brings all good with him. Zaccheus gave proofs publicly that he was become a true convert. He does not look to be justified by his works, as the Pharisee; but by his good works he will, through the grace of God, show the sincerity of his faith and repentance. Zaccheus is declared to be a happy man, now he is turned from sin to God. Now that he is saved from his sins, from the guilt of them, from the power of them, all the benefits of salvation are his. Christ is come to his house, and where Christ comes he brings salvation with him. He came into this lost world to seek and to save it. His design was to save, when there was no salvation in any other. He seeks those that sought him not, and asked not for him.


Luke 19:1 He entered Jericho and was passing through.
Luke 19:3 Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. (NASB ©1995)

Chief Collector Local Publican Publicans Rich Tax Taxes Tax-Farmer Tax-Gatherer Wealth Wealthy Zacchaeus Zacchae'us Zaccheus


And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

the chief. [Architelones,] rather, 'a chief publican,' or tax gatherer. Probably Zacchaeus, who appears from his name to have been a Jew, farmed the revenue of the district around Jericho, having others under him, who either rented of him smaller portions, or were employed as servants to collect the taxes.

and he. 18:24-27 2Ch 17:5,6

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