Bible Strands
Luke 19:6
So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus has just commanded Zacchaeus to descend from a sycamore tree and host Him for the day. Zacchaeus immediately obeys, climbing down to receive Jesus at his home.
The words — The Greek σπεύσας (speusas) literally means "having hurried," emphasizing immediate physical action, while χαίρων (chairōn) translates to "rejoicing," describing Zacchaeus’s emotional state upon receiving Jesus.
The thread — This pattern of immediate, joyful hospitality to Jesus appears when Levi hosts a banquet for Him in Luke 5:29 and when the Philippian jailer brings Paul and Silas into his home with gladness in Acts 16:34.
Why it lands — The text records Zacchaeus’s physical descent and glad reception of Jesus, requiring the reader to recognize that divine invitation demands prompt, unhesitating obedience.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Cross-references
- Luke 5:29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
- Acts 16:34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- Acts 2:41 Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- Genesis 18:6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
- Isaiah 64:5 You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Luke 2:16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- Psalms 119:59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.