Mark 2:14

There was a Jewish man who worked for the Romans. The man's name was Levi and his father's name was Al-fay-us (Alphaeus). One day Jesus was walking along and he saw Levi sitting in his office taking tax money from people. Jesus walked up to him and said, “Come and follow me!” And straight away Levi got up and followed Jesus.

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In The King James Version

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

In Context

13Then Jesus left the house and went for a walk next to the lake. All the people followed him, so he kept on teaching them.

15Later on, Levi asked Jesus and his followers to come to his house. Levi wanted them to eat with him. There were other people there too, tax men and some people that didn't live God's way. A lot of people like this followed Jesus. Some Jewish lawmen saw Jesus eating in Levi's house, and they said to Jesus' followers, “Why does Jesus eat with tax men and those people that do not live God's way?”

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Cross References

Mark 1:17Jesus said to them, “Come and follow me. You know how you catch fish and bring them into your boat, well, I will teach you how to bring people into God's family.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:14-18

Christ among Publicans and Sinners. 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw… Read the whole commentary →

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