Luke 19:8 “But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my p…”

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

World English Bible

Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

American Standard Version

And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Zaccheus stood forth, and said vnto the Lord, Beholde, Lord, the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore: and if I haue taken from any man by forged cauillation, I restore him foure folde.

Darby Translation

But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return [him] fourfold.

Young's Literal Translation

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

Bible in Basic English

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

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Cross references

“Behold”

Luke 12:33 Luke 16:9 Acts 2:44–46 Luke 11:41 Psalm 41:1 Luke 3:8–13

Luke 12:33 · BSB

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 16:9 · BSB

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Acts 2:44–46 · BSB

All the believers were together and had everything in common.

Luke 11:41 · BSB

But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

Psalm 41:1 · BSB

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Luke 3:8–13 · BSB

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

“by false”

Exodus 20:16 Luke 3:14

Exodus 20:16 · BSB

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Luke 3:14 · BSB

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

“I restore”

2 Samuel 12:6 Leviticus 6:1–6 Proverbs 6:31 Exodus 22:1–4 1 Samuel 12:3

2 Samuel 12:6 · BSB

Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

Leviticus 6:1–6 · BSB

And the LORD said to Moses,

Proverbs 6:31 · BSB

Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

Exodus 22:1–4 · BSB

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

1 Samuel 12:3 · BSB

Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I wi…

Also

Numbers 5:7 Luke 7:13

Numbers 5:7 · BSB

and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.

Luke 7:13 · BSB

When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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

In context

7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”

9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

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