Lukas 19:8

19:8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give ¹  to the poor, and if ²  I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”

Lukas 22:49

22:49 When ³  those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, should ⁴  we use our swords?” ⁵ 

[19:8]  ¹ sn Zacchaeus was a penitent man who resolved on the spot to act differently in the face of Jesus’ acceptance of him. In resolving to give half his possessions to the poor, Zacchaeus was not defending himself against the crowd’s charges and claiming to be righteous. Rather as a result of this meeting with Jesus, he was a changed individual. So Jesus could speak of salvation coming that day (v. 9) and of the lost being saved (v. 10).

[19:8]  ² tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text. It virtually confesses fraud.

[22:49]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[22:49]  ⁴ tn The direct question using “if” in Greek is not unusual (BDF §440.3).

[22:49]  ⁵ sn “Should we use our swords?” The disciples’ effort to defend Jesus recalls Luke 22:35-38. One individual did not wait for the answer.