The introduction. ταῦτα naturally suggests the words spoken to Zacchaeus by Jesus about salvation, as what was heard. προσθεὶς εἶπε imitates the Hebrew construction = He added and said, cf. Genesis 38:5, προσθεῖσα ἔτεκεν. ἐγγὺς : about fifteen miles off. παραχρῆμα : a natural expectation for friends of Jesus to entertain, and for all, friends and foes, to impute to Him, and a good occasion for uttering a parable to correct false impressions; comparable in this respect with the parable of the Supper in Luke 14 saying in effect, “not so soon as you think, nor will all be as well affected to the king and his kingdom as you may suppose”.

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