1, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2, A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3, He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 

4, So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way. 5,  When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today. 

6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”