Mar 2:14-17, Luk 5:27-32 | ESV | STEP | And as he passed by , he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth , and he said to him , Follow me . And he rose and followed him .

aFor ver. 14-22, see Matt. 9:9-17; Luke 5:27-38

b[Matt. 9:9]

c Matt. 11:19; Luke 15:2

d Acts 4:5; 23:9

f[See ver. 15 above]

h[Luke 15:7; John 9:39]

i 1 Tim. 1:15

jFor ver. 27-38, see Matt. 9:9-17; Mark 2:14-22

k Matt. 11:19; See Matt. 5:46

p ch. 15:2; Matt. 11:19

q[ch. 15:7; John 9:39]

r 1 Tim. 1:15

s ch. 13:3, 5; 15:10; 24:47; Matt. 4:17; 11:20; Mark 1:15; Acts 5:31

Mark 2:14-17

14 ^aAnd as he passed by, he saw ^bLevi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many ^ctax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 And ^dthe scribes of ^{▼▼Some manuscripts and} the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, ^f“Why does he eat ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add and drink} with tax collectors and sinners?” 17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ^hI came not to call the righteous, ⁱbut sinners.”

Luke 5:27-32

Jesus Calls Levi

27 ^jAfter this he went out and saw ^ka tax collector named ^lLevi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And ^mleaving everything, he rose and followed him.

29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company ⁿof tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and ^otheir scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, ^p“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 ^qI have not come to call the righteous ^rbut sinners ^sto repentance.”