Luke 19:3

NETBible	He¹ was trying to get a look at Jesus,² but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.³
NIV © biblegateway Luk 19:3	He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 19:3	Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 19:3	He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowds.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 19:3	He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way--he was a short man and couldn't see over the crowd.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 19:3	Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 19:3	He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 19:3	And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
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KJV	And <2532> he sought <2212> (5707) to see <1492> (5629) Jesus <2424> who <5101> he was <2076> (5748)_; and <2532> could <1410> (5711) not <3756> for <575> the press <3793>_, because <3754> he was <2258> (5713) little <3398> of stature <2244>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 19:3	Zaccheus was trying <2212> to see <3708> who <5101> Jesus <2424> was, and was unable <3756> <1410> because <575> of the crowd <3793> , for he was small <3398> in stature <2244> .
NET [draft] ITL	He <2532> was trying <2212> to get a look <1492> at Jesus <2424> , but being <1510> a short man <2244> <3398> he could <1410> not <3756> see over <575> the crowd <3793> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ ezhtei <2212> (5707) V-IAI-3S idein <1492> (5629) V-2AAN ton <3588> T-ASM ihsoun <2424> N-ASM tiv <5101> I-NSM estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3756> PRT-N hdunato <1410> (5711) V-INI-3S-ATT apo <575> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM oclou <3793> N-GSM oti <3754> CONJ th <3588> T-DSF hlikia <2244> N-DSF mikrov <3398> A-NSM hn <1510> (5713) V-IXI-3S

NETBible

He¹ was trying to get a look at Jesus,² but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.³

NET Notes

¹tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²tn Grk “He was trying to see who Jesus was.”

³tn Grk “and he was not able to because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.”