Luk 19:5 | NETfull | STEP | And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today.”

Luke 19:5

5 And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up ^{▼▼ Most mss (A [D] W [Ψ] f¹³ 33^vid Maj. latt) read “Jesus looking up, saw him and said.” The words “saw him and” are not in א B L T Θ f¹ 579 1241 2542 pc co. Both the testimony for the omission and the natural tendency toward scribal expansion argue for the shorter reading here.} and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, ^{▼▼ Grk “hastening, come down.” σπεύσας (speusas) has been translated as a participle of manner.} because I must ^{▼▼ I must stay. Jesus revealed the necessity of his associating with people like Zacchaeus (5:31–32). This act of fellowship indicated acceptance.} stay at your house today.” ^{▼▼ On today here and in v. 9, see the note on today in 2:11.}