An illustration of Luke 19:1–10 in the Bible, which relates the story of Zacchaeus, the chief publican (etymology 2, sense 1) or tax collector of Jericho who climbs a tree to see Jesus. Jesus, addressing him by name, asks him to come down as he intends to stay at his house. The crowd is surprised that Jesus wishes to consort with someone they regard as sinful. However, Zacchaeus promises to give half of his possessions to the poor, and to return four times the amount of any money he has cheated from anyone. Jesus then says to him, “This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is the son of Abraham. For the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost.”1
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Footnotes
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The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Luke 19:9–10, column 2: “This day is ſaluation come to this houſe, forſomuch as he alſo is the ſonne of Abraham. For the ſonne of man is come to ſeeke, and to ſaue that which was loſt.” ↩