1 So he entered Jericho and was passing through the town.

2 There was a man there, called Zaccheus, who was a chief of the tax- gatherers, and was wealthy.

3 And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.

4 So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.

5 As soon as Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Come down quickly, Zaccheus, for today I must stay at your house."

6 He made haste to climb down, and receive him joyfully.

7 When they all saw it, they began to complain, saying "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."

8 But Zaccheus stood up and said to the Lord, "I give half my property to the poor, Lord, and if I have defrauded any man of anything I am restoring it to him fourfold."

9 "Today is salvation come to this house," said Jesus "since Zaccheus here is a son of Abraham.

10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost."