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There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
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Commentators explain that Zacchaeus was not just any tax collector; he was a 'chief publican,' a high-ranking Jewish official supervising others in the vital trade hub of Jericho. His Hebrew name ironically means 'pure.' This position, which often involved extortion, made him both wealthy and despised, setting the stage for a dramatic encounter with Jesus.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A man named Zaccheus. The name Zaccheus is Hebrew, and shows that this man was a Jew. The Hebrew name properly means pure
Chief publican (αρχιτελωνης). The word occurs nowhere else apparently but the meaning is clear from the other words with αρχι- lik…
19th Century
Anglican
There was a man named Zacchæus, ...—The name appears in the Old Testament in the form Zaccai (Ezra 2:9; [Reference Neh…
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Baptist
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…
Zacchaeus was a “chief tax collector,” holding a higher office in the Roman tax system than Levi did (5:27–30). This system, under which an officer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And behold [there was] a man named Zacchaeus Or (yakz) , "Zaccai", a name in use among t…
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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…
