1 Jesus was going through the city of Jericho.
2 In Jericho there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a wealthy, very important tax collector.
3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was too short to see above the crowd.
4 He ran ahead to a place where he knew Jesus would come. He climbed a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus.
5 When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and saw Zacchaeus in the tree. He said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today.”
6 Zacchaeus came down quickly. He was pleased to have Jesus in his house.