Luke 19:3 meaning and explanation

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

Luke 19:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Zacchaeus is the chief tax collector introduced in the previous verse, a wealthy man working for the Roman occupiers and despised by his neighbors. Luke tells us he wanted to see who Jesus was, but the crowd blocked his view because he was small in stature.

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