• Luke 19:8
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 8 σταθεὶς Having stood δὲ but Ζακχαῖος Zacchaeus εἶπεν said πρὸς toward τὸν the κύριον Lord Ἰδοὺ Look! τὰ The (things) ἡμίσιά half μου of me τῶν of the ὑπαρχόντων, belongings, κύριε, Lord, τοῖς to the πτωχοῖς poor (ones) δίδωμι, I am giving, καὶ and εἴ if τινός of anyone τι anything ἐσυκοφάντησα I took by fig-showing ἀποδίδωμι I am giving back τετραπλοῦν. fourfold.

  • Luke 19:8
    American Standard Version

    • 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

  • Luke 19:8
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 8 But taking his stand Zacchaeus said unto the Lord—Lo! the half of my possessions, Lord, unto the destitute I give; And if from anyone I have taken aught by false accusation I give back fourfold.

  • Luke 19:8
    King James Version

    • 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 19
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 19:8

      extorted: Or “extorted by false accusation.”​—See study note on Lu 3:14.

      four times over: Zacchaeus could likely calculate from his tax records just how much he had received from various Jews, and he vowed to make a fourfold restitution. That is even more than God’s Law required. In such cases of repentance and admission of guilt, the Law ordered that the defrauder pay back the full amount and “add to it a fifth [that is, 20 percent] of its value,” but Zacchaeus said that he would repay four times the amount. As fruitage of his repentance, he thus showed not only love for the poor but also justice toward oppressed ones.​—Le 6:2-5; Nu 5:7.