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A Portrait of Zacchaeus
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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Albert Barnes
On Luke 19:2
18th Century
Theologian
A man named Zaccheus. The name Zaccheus is Hebrew, and shows that this man was a Jew. The Hebrew name properly means pure
AT Robertson
On Luke 19:2
Chief publican (αρχιτελωνης). The word occurs nowhere else apparently but the meaning is clear from the other words with αρχι- lik…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 19:2
19th Century
Bishop
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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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 19:1–5
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 19:2
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…
John Gill
On Luke 19:2
17th Century
Pastor
And behold [there was] a man named Zacchaeus
Or (yakz) , "Zaccai", a name in use among t…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 19:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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…