Luke 19 · Verse 6

Luke 19:6

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Luke 19:6, King James Version

Luke 19:6 in other translations

BSBSo Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
WEBHe hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
ASVAnd he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
YLTand he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;
DARBYAnd he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.
BBEAnd he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.
WebsterAnd he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

What does Luke 19:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 19:5-6

5-6. looked up,--in the full knowledge of who was in the tree, and preparatory to addressing him. Zaccheus--whom he had never seen in the flesh, nor probably heard of. "He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out" (Joh 10:3). make haste, and come down--to which he literally responded--"he made haste and came down." for to-day, &c.--Our Lord invites Himself, and in "royal" style, which waits not for…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Received him joyfully - He had now seen Who he was, and he wished to hear What he was; and therefore he rejoiced in the honor that God had now conferred upon him. How often does Christ make the proposal of lodging, not only in our house, but in our heart, without its being accepted! We lose much because we do not attend to the visitations of Christ: he passes by - he blesses our neighbors and our friends; but, often, neither curiosity nor any other motive is sufficient to induce us to go even to the house of God, to hear of the miracles of mercy which he works in behalf of those who seek him.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 19:1-10

Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zaccheus' house. Wherever Christ comes he opens the heart, and inclines it to receive him. He that has a mind to know Christ, shall be known of him. Those whom Christ calls, must humble themselves, and come down. We may well receive him joyfully, who brings all good with…

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Luke 19:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
σπεύσαςspeusashaving hurriedG4692
κατέβηkatebēhe came downG2597
καὶkaiandG2532
ὑπεδέξατοhupedexatoreceivedG5264
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
χαίρων.chairōnrejoicing.G5463

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 19:6

  • Luke 5:29

    And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

  • Acts 16:34

    And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

  • Acts 2:41

    Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

  • Acts 16:15

    And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

  • Genesis 18:6-7

    And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

  • Galatians 1:15-16

    But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

  • Isaiah 64:5

    Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

  • Luke 2:16

    And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

  • Psalms 119:59-60

    I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

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he.
2:16; Ge 18:6,7; Ps 119:59,60; Ga 1:15,16
joyfully.
5:29; Isa 64:5; Ac 2:41; 16:15,34

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Context

  • Luke 19:5

    And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

  • Luke 19:6

    And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

  • Luke 19:7

    And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

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Luke 19:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces él descendió apriesa, y le recibió gozoso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il descendit à la hâte, et le reçut avec joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er stieg eilends hernieder und nahm ihn auf mit Freuden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et festinans descendit, et excepit illum gaudens.