Luke 5:29

Then Levi made a great banquet for Him at his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining 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

28So leaving everything he got up and followed Him.

30Well the scribes and Pharisees complained about them to His disciples, saying, “How can you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?!”

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Cross References

Mark 2:15Now it happened, as He was reclining at the table in his house, that many tax collectors and sinners joined Jesus and His disciples at the table; for there were many and they followed Him.

John 12:2So they gave a dinner for Him there—Martha was serving, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

1 Corinthians 10:27If some unbeliever invites you and you decide to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no 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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