Luke 19:8 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

KJV

And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And Zacchaeus stood,.... Before Christ, in respect to him, and reverence of him; and in the presence of others, to make a public confession before them, and that they might all hear it, when come to his own house: and said unto the Lord; that is, to "Jesus", as the Syriac and Persic versions, and some copies read; he addressed himself to Christ, and made his confession to him, as the Israelite, when he brought the basket of the firstfruits to the priest, confessed before the Lord his God, Deu 26:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He does not expect to be justified by his works as the Pharisee who boasted of what he had done, but by his good works he will, through the grace of God, evidence the sincerity of his faith and repentance; and here he declares what his determination was.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The half of my goods I give to the poor - Probably he had already done so for some time past; though it is generally understood that the expressions only refer to what he now purposed to do.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

There was no demand made for either; but, as if to revenge himself on his hitherto reigning sin (see on Joh 20:28), and to testify the change he had experienced, besides surrendering the half of his fair gains to the poor, he voluntarily determines to give up all that was ill-gotten, quadrupled. He gratefully addressed this to the "Lord," to whom he owed the wonderful change.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Σταθεὶς	Statheis	Having stood	G2476 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
Ζακχαῖος	Zakchaios	Zacchaeus	G2195 →
εἶπεν	eipen	said	G2036 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
κύριον·	kurion	Lord;	G2962 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	Behold	G2400 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἡμίσιά	hēmisia	half	G2255 →
μου	mou	my	G3165 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ὑπαρχόντων,	huparchontōn	possessions	G5225 →
κύριε,	kurie	Lord,	G2962 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
πτωχοῖς	ptōchois	poor	G4434 →
δίδωμι·	didōmi	I give;	G1325 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἴ	ei	if	G1487 →
τινός	tinos	of anyone	G5100 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
ἐσυκοφάντησα,	esukophantēsa	I have defrauded,	G4811 →
ἀποδίδωμι	apodidōmi	I restore [it]	G591 →
τετραπλοῦν.¶	tetraploun	fourfold.	G5073 →

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 12:33
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
leads to
- Matthew 19:21
  Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Acts 4:34–35
  There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
- Luke 18:22
  On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Acts 2:45
  Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
- Matthew 6:19–21
  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Through
Proverbs 6:31
Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:6
  Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
- Exodus 22:1–4
  “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
Through
2 Samuel 12:6
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
leads to
- Exodus 22:1
  “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.