Luke 5:29

And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others, who were sitting at table with them.

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In The King James Version

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

In Context

28And leaving behind everything, rising up, he followed him.

30But the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

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Cross References

Mark 2:15And it happened that, as he sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat at table together with Jesus and his disciples. For those who followed him were many.

John 12:2And they made a dinner for him there. And Martha was ministering. And truly, Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at table with him.

1 Corinthians 10:27If you are invited by any unbelievers, and you are willing to go, you may eat whatever is set before you, without asking questions for the sake of conscience.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:28-39

The Call of Matthew; Watchfulness Inculcated. 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering… Read the whole commentary →

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