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Luke 19:8

JesusZacchaeus
RepentanceGenerosityMoney and wealth

6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.

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

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.”

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

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

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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.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
And Zacchaeus 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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
But having stood, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I defrauded anything of anyone, I repay [it] fourfold.”
ÅB
Men Sakkeus sto fram og sa til Herren: Se, Herre! Halvdelen av mitt gods gir jeg de fattige, og har jeg presset penger ut av noen, gir jeg det firdobbelt igjen.
OTB
Men Sakkeus sto frem og sa til Herren: “Se, Herre, jeg gir halvparten av mine eiendeler til de fattige, og hvis jeg har bedratt noen for noe, vil jeg gi det tilbake fire ganger.”
B1930
Men Sakkeus stod frem og sa til Herren: Se, Herre! Halvdelen av mitt gods gir jeg de fattige, og har jeg presset penger ut av nogen, gir jeg det firdobbelt igjen.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 12:6

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

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  • Numbers 5:7

    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.

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  • Luke 18:22–23

    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

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  • Proverbs 6:31

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

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  • Leviticus 6:1–6

    And the LORD said to Moses,

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  • Luke 12:33

    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.

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  • Exodus 22:1–4

    “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.

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  • Luke 16:9

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

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