Luke 19:4 “So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus…”

Luke 19:4

So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore he ranne before, and climed vp into a wilde figge tree, that he might see him: for he should come that way.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and 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.

Bible in Basic English

And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

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Cross references

“climbed”

Luke 5:19

Luke 5:19 · BSB

but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

“a sycamore”

Isaiah 9:10 1 Chronicles 27:28 1 Kings 10:27 Amos 7:14

Isaiah 9:10 · BSB

“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”

1 Chronicles 27:28 · BSB

Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.

1 Kings 10:27 · BSB

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

Amos 7:14 · BSB

“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

Also

Psalm 78:47

Psalm 78:47 · BSB

He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

5When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

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