Luke 19:8

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

WEB

Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

YLT

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, ‘Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.’

F.O.G Original

(8) Now Zakkai stood there saying to The אָדוֹן Adonai, ‘Look, אָדוֹן Adonai, half my possessions I’m giving to the poor and if I’ve blackmailed anyone, anything, I’m giving back 4x!’

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

⁸Standing before Jesus, Zacchaeus declared, “Look, Lord, I’m giving half of everything I own to the poor. And if I’ve cheated anyone out of anything, I’ll pay them back four times the amountᶜ.”

Footnotes:

⁸ᶜ Four times the amount: This exceeded the legal requirement for restitution, showing Zacchaeus’s genuine repentance and transformation.