Bible Strands
Luke 19:5
When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus arrives at the site where Zacchaeus has climbed a sycamore tree and calls out to him directly, declaring His intention to lodge at Zacchaeus’s house that day.
The words — The Greek ἀναβλέψας (anablepsas) literally means “having looked up,” indicating Jesus directed His gaze upward to locate Zacchaeus before speaking.
The thread — Jesus’s deliberate pursuit of Zacchaeus mirrors the initiative in Revelation 3:20 and John 14:23, where Christ initiates fellowship with those who respond to His voice.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to recognize that divine pursuit precedes human response and demands immediate, practical hospitality in return.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Cross-references
- Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- Ezekiel 16:6 Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’
- Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Genesis 18:3 “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
- Psalms 139:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
- John 1:48 “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
- John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”