Luke 19:9
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
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.”
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.”
11 While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
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
- Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
- KJV
- And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
- WEB
- Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
- ASV
- And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
- DARBY
- And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
- BLB
- And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation came to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
- ÅB
- Og Jesus sa om ham: Idag er frelse blitt dette hus til del, ettersom og han er en Abrahams sønn;
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: “I dag er frelse kommet til dette hus, for også han er en Abrahams sønn.
- B1930
- Og Jesus sa om ham: Idag er frelse blitt dette hus til del, eftersom og han er en Abrahams sønn;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 3:7
Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
Read in contextLuke 13:16
Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
Read in contextRomans 4:16
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
Read in contextActs 16:30–32
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Read in context1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Read in contextLuke 3:8
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.
Read in contextRomans 4:11–12
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
Read in contextGalatians 3:29
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
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