Luke 19:1
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
- KJV
- And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
- WEB
- He entered and was passing through Jericho.
- ASV
- And he entered and was passing through Jericho.
- DARBY
- And he entered and passed through Jericho.
- BLB
- And having entered, He was passing through Jericho.
- ÅB
- Og han kom inn i Jeriko og dro igjennom byen.
- OTB
- Jesus kom inn i Jeriko og fortsatte på sin vei gjennom byen.
- B1930
- Og han kom inn i Jeriko og drog igjennem byen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 6:1–27
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Read in contextLuke 18:35
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
Read in context1 Kings 16:34
In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
Read in context2 Kings 2:18–22
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
Read in contextJoshua 2:1
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
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