Luke 5:27

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

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

26And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

28And he forsook all, and rose up and followed him.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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

John 1:43On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.

John 21:19Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, 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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