1. He came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town.
2. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man,
3. was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
4. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way.
5. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.”
6. And he came down quickly and received him with joy.
7. When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.”