Luke Chapter 19, Verse 3
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3: και εζητει ιδειν τον ιησουν τις εστιν και ουκ ηδυνατο απο του οχλου οτι τη ηλικια μικρος ην
3: And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the
press, because he was little of stature.
3: And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the
crowd, because he was low of stature.
Who he was. Rather what sort of person he was, or how he appeared.
He had that curiosity which is natural to men to see one of whom they have
heard much. It would seem, also, that in this case mere curiosity led
to his conversion and that of his family. Comp. 1Cor 14:23ff. God
makes use of every principle -- of curiosity, or sympathy, or affection,
or hope, or fear -- to lead men in the way of salvation, and to impress
truth on the minds of sinners.
The press. The crowd; the multitude that surrounded Jesus. Earthly princes are often borne in splendid equipages, or even carried, as in Eastern nations, in palanquins on the shoulders of men. Jesus mingled with the multitude, not seeking distinctions of that sort, and perhaps, in appearance, not distinguished from thousands that followed him.
Little of stature. Short. Not a tall man.
