Luke 19:2

King James Version (KJV)

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

Translations

Luke 19:2 - Amplified Bible

And there was a man called Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, and [he was] rich.

Luke 19:2 - American Standard Version

And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

Luke 19:2 - Bible in Basic English

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

Luke 19:2 - Darby Bible

And behold, [there was] a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.

Luke 19:2 - English Standard Version

And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.

Luke 19:2 - King James Version

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

Luke 19:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y un hombre llamado Zaqueo, que era jefe de los recaudadores de impuestos y era rico,

Luke 19:2 - The Message

Luke 19:2 - New American Standard Bible

And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

Luke 19:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y un hombre llamado Zaqueo, que era jefe de los recaudadores de impuestos y era rico,

Luke 19:2 - World English Bible

There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

Luke 19:2 - Young's Living Translation

and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

Luke 19:2 - Additional Comments

The office of tax collector was given to the highest bidder. These were people of low morals, and were considered dirty, the lowest of the low, the scum of the earth (Matt 5:46, Matt 9:10-11, 11:19, 18:17, 21:31), because they were seen as having betrayed their own people. They keep anything they received about what Rome required, so even though they were Jews, they would require higher taxes than what Rome required (Luke 3:12-13).
There is another story of a repentant tax collector - Luke 18:10-14.

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