And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

Andª he ranª° before,ª and climbed upª° intoª a sycomore treeª toª seeª° him:ª forª he wasª° to passª°² thatª [way].

Andª he ranneª° before,ª and climed vpª° intoª a sycomore treeª toª seeª° him,ª forª he wasª° to passeª°² thatª way.

And he ran before Jeshu, and ascended a wild fig-tree to see him, because so he was about to pass.

And he ran forward of Jesus, and climbed a wild fig-tree, in order to see him; for he was to pass that way.

καὶ προδραμὼν εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλεν διέρχεσθαι.

And having-had-circuited-before into to-the-one in-toward-from it-had-stepped-up upon to-a-fig-berriedness so it-might-have-had-seen to-it, to-which-a-one of-the-one-thither it-was-impending to-come-through.