1 Jesus came to the city of Jericho and was passing through it.

2 A man named Zacchaeus was there. He was the head tax collector, and he was a rich man.

3 He wanted to see who Jesus was but he could not see him because he was a short man and there were many people around him.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed into a tree to see Jesus, for he was coming that way.

5 When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up. He said, Zacchaeus, come down right now. I must stay at your house today.

6 So Zacchaeus came down right then. He was glad to have Jesus come in his house.

7 When all the people saw this, they did not like it. They said, He has gone to visit a bad man.

8 Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, Look, Lord, I will give to the poor people half of all I have. And if I have cheated anyone, I will give him back four times as much as I took.

9 Jesus said to him, The head of this house has been saved today! He also is a son of Abraham.

10 The Son of Man came to look for and to save those who are lost.