Now ¹  a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector ²  and was rich.

biblegateway Luk 19:2

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

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

And _there was_ a man _named_ Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he [was] rich.

biblegateway Luk 19:2

A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

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

bibleoremus Luk 19:2

A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.

There was a man there named Zacchaeus; he was superintendent of taxes and very rich.

biblegateway Luk 19:2

Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

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

biblegateway Luk 19:2

Now ¹  a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector ²  and was rich.

¹ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new character. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

² sn This is the one place in the NT the office of chief tax collector is noted. He would organize the other tax collectors and collect healthy commissions (see also the note on the word tax collector in 3:12).