1. Jesus was going through the city of Jericho.
2. In Jericho there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a wealthy, very important tax collector.
3. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was too short to see above the crowd.
4. He ran ahead to a place where he knew Jesus would come. He climbed a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus.
5. When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and saw Zacchaeus in the tree. He said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today.”
6. Zacchaeus came down quickly. He was pleased to have Jesus in his house.
7. All the people saw this and began to complain, “Look at the kind of man Jesus stays with. Zacchaeus is a sinner!”