Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see Him, because through that [way] He was about to pass by.
Berean Literal Bible And having run to the front, he went up into a sycamore-fig tree, so that he might see Him; for He was about to pass that
way.
Young's Literal Translation and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.
Smith's Literal Translation And having run before, he went up upon an Egyptian fig tree, that he might see him: for he was about to pass through that.
Literal Emphasis Translation And having run in front of, he went up upon a sycamore tree, so that he might see Him, because He was about to pass that way.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way.
Catholic Public Domain Version And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.
Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he ran before it to Yeshua and he climbed up a bare fig tree to see him because he was going to pass by there.
Lamsa Bible So he ran ahead of Jesus, and climbed up into a fig tree without leaves, that he might see him, because he was to pass that way.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament And he ran before, and climbed up a sycamore-tree, that he might see him, for he was about to pass that way.
Godbey New Testament And having run forward in advance, he went up in a sycamore-tree in order that he might see Him: because He was about to pass that way.
Haweis New Testament So running before, he climbed up a sycamore-tree, in order to get a sight of him: for he was about to pass that way.
Mace New Testament so he ran before, and climb'd up a mulberry-tree to view him; for he was to pass that way.
Weymouth New Testament So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
Worrell New Testament And, running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see Him; because He was about to pass along that way.
Worsley New Testament And he ran before and got up into a sycamore-tree that he might see Him; for He was to pass by that way.