Luke 19:3 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 19:3

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

KJV

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Who he was - Rather “what sort of person,” he was, or how he appeared. He had that curiosity which is natural to people to see one of whom they have heard much. It would seem, also, that in this case mere “curiosity” led to his conversion and that of his family. Compare 1Co 14:23-25. God makes use of every principle - of curiosity, or sympathy, or affection, or hope, or fear - to lead people in the way of salvation, and to impress truth on the minds of sinners. The press - The crowd; the multitude that surrounded Jesus.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He could not get his curiosity gratified in this matter because he was little, and the crowd was great. Christ did not study to show himself, was not carried on men's shoulders (as the pope is in procession), that all men might see him; neither he nor his kingdom came with observation.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐζήτει	ezētei	he was seeking	G2212 →
ἰδεῖν	idein	to see	G1492 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Jesus	G2424 →
τίς	tis	who	G5101 →
ἐστιν	estin	He is	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἠδύνατο	ēdunato	he was able	G1410 →
ἀπὸ	apo	because of	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ὄχλου,	ochlou	crowd,	G3793 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἡλικίᾳ	hēlikia	in stature	G2244 →
μικρὸς	mikros	small	G3398 →
ἦν.	ēn	he was.	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 12:25
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
leads to
- Matthew 6:27
  Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- Matthew 5:36
  Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Through
John 12:21
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
leads to
- Matthew 2:2
  asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
- Luke 19:2–4
  And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
- John 6:40
  For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 14:8–9
  Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
- Matthew 15:22–28
  And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
Through
Luke 23:8
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
leads to
- Matthew 14:1
  At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus