Berean Standard Bible
“So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.”
Jesus is passing through Jericho on the way to Jerusalem. Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector and a wealthy man, wants to see who Jesus is but is too short to see over the crowd.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
World English Bible (WEB)
He ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.
King James Version (KJV)
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y corriendo delante, subióse á un árbol sicómoro para verle; porque había de pasar por allí.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Entonces se adelantó corriendo al lugar por donde Jesús iba a pasar y se subió a un árbol para poder verlo.
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