Luke 5:27

After these things happened, Jesus went out from there and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's tent. He said to him, “Follow me.”

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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.

In Context

26Everyone was amazed and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”

28So Levi got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:19Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 9:9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man named Matthew, who was sitting at the tax collection's tent. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.

Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 3:18and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

John 1:43The next day, when Jesus wanted to leave to go to Galilee, he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

John 21:19Now Jesus said this in order to indicate with what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After he had said this, he said to Peter, “Follow me.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:18-27

Cure of a Paralytic. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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