Make haste and come down (σπευσας καταβηθ). Simultaneous aorist active participle (σπευσας) with the second aorist active imperati…

Abide at your house. Remain there, or stay with him. This was an honour which Zacchaeus did not expect. The utmost, it seems, which he aim…

To day I must abide at thy house.—The words gain a fresh significance, if we remember that Jericho was at this time one o…

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was…

St. Ambrose of Milan: Consider Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree and the blind man by the wayside. For the one, our Lord waits …

The implication of Jesus’ question is clear: Jesus refuses to give more light to those who refuse to accept the light they have (v.8) and make a de…

Zaccheus, make haste, and come down. It is a remarkable instance of favor that the Lord anticipates Zaccheus and does not wait fo…

And when Jesus came to the place
Where the tree stood, in which Zacchaeus was. Christ knows where his people are, an…

Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zac…