Mark 2:14-17
Levi (Matthew) Called
14 aAs He passed by, He saw ▼▼Also called Matthew
cLevi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax office, and He *said to him, “ dFollow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. 15 And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and ▼▼I.e., irreligious Jews
sinners were ▼▼Lit reclining with
dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. 16When gthe scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the ▼▼I.e., irreligious Jews
sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “ iWhy is He eating with tax collectors and ▼▼I.e., irreligious Jews
sinners?” 17And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “ kIt is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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