Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 19:4-5

"And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house." — Luke 19:4-5 (ASV)

To see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him,

Can you not imagine that you see the blessed Master stopping, and looking up at that tree? Somehow, He always made Himself one with those whom He meant to bless. When He spoke to the blind man, He stood as if He were Himself blind, and asked him, "What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?" And now He stops under this sycamore, and looks up at curious Zacchaeus as if He, too, were taken with a fit of curiosity, and asks, "Who is that up in this tree?"

He looked up and saw him,—spied him out—