Zacchaeus stood up. This must be in response to the Lord's teaching. I will give half my belongings to the poor. This is proof of his faith! No doubt he had been in love with the idea of being rich. Now he has found something much greater, and gives his love to Jesus! And if I have cheated anyone. Perhaps he had, because tax collectors were notorious for their dishonesty. If he has cheated anyone, he makes the promise to pay them back four times as much! True repentance causes us to try to right the wrongs we have done to others. "If you cannot restore what you got by cheating others, give it to God; because the poor receive God's charity."

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Old Testament