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Jesus and Zacchaeus (Luke. 19:1-12)

Answer Text:
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
There was a rich tax collector called Zacchaeus.
He wanted to see Jesus but he was short.
He ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree.
When Jesus reached where Zacchaeus was, he looked up and told him to come down for he was going to stay at his house that day.
So he came down and received Jesus joyfully. The people who witnessed what was happening murmured.
This was because they viewed Zacchaeus as a sinner. Zacchaeus stood up and told Jesus that he was going to give half of his wealth to the poor.
He also declared that he would pay back four times to anybody he had defrauded.
Jesus was pleased with him and told him that salvation had come to him as a descendant of Abraham.