Mark 2:14

And when he passed (by), he saw Levi of Alphaeus sitting at the tollbooth, and he said to him, (Pur)Sue me. And he rose, and (pur)sued him. (And when he passed by, he saw Levi of Alphaeus sitting at the tollbooth, and he said to him, Follow me. And he rose, and followed him.)

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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

13And he went out again to the sea, and all the people came to him; and he taught them.

15And it was done, when he sat at the meat in his house, many publicans and sinful men sat together at the meat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many that followed him. (And it was done, when he sat at a meal in his house, many tax-collectors and sinners sat there at the meal with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many that followed him.)

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Cross References

Matthew 4:19And he said to them, Come ye after me, and I shall make you to be made fishers of men.

Mark 1:17And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me; I shall make you to be made fishers of men.

Luke 5:27And after these things Jesus went out, and saw a publican, Levi by name, sitting at the tollbooth. And he said to him, (Pur)Sue thou me; (And after these things Jesus went out, and saw a tax-collector, named Levi, sitting at the tollbooth. And he said to him, Follow me;)

Acts 1:13And when they were entered into the house, where they dwelled, they went up into the solar, [or into the higher things], (or they went up into the upper room), Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes (or and Simon the Zealot), and Judas of James.

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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