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Home Luke 19:1-10 NRSVue

Luke 19:1-10 NRSVue

1He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. 5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 7All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” 8Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” 9Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

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Reflection on Luke 19:1-10

Inspiration from 2026-11-17 Daily Prayer

  • A major theme in the Lukan Gospels is how God visits his people in the person of his Son, Jesus. We might have expected that Zacchaeus, being a tax-collector and generally despised by his community, would receive some censure from the Master. However, appearances can be deceptive and you, Lord, can see through outer appearances. 
  • The sinner welcomes Jesus to the region and opens up not only his house, but also his heart, to find space for you, and you respond in like manner. And what a response. Zacchaeus departs from the encounter a new man and – just like him – we also sometimes hear you calling our names. Help me to understand that the divine is in me and is asking to be given space.

Further reflection

Zacchaeus used his imagination to see above the heads of those who came between Jesus. Do I allow someone stopping me from seeing Jesus?

Jesus saw what was holding Zacchaeus back from living fully and freely. I ask Jesus to speak to me about my life, to help and to heal me.

Jesus made Zacchaeus' day, and everybody else began to grumble.

What is going on here?

What does it say to me?