Mat 9:9, 13:1 | ESV | STEP | As Jesus passed on from there , he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth , and he said to him , Follow me . And he rose and followed him .

aFor ver. 9-17, see Mark 2:14-22; Luke 5:27-38

b ch. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13

cFor ver. 1-15, see Mark 4:1-12; Luke 8:4-10

Matthew 9:9

Jesus Calls Matthew

9 ^aAs Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called ^bMatthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

Matthew 13:1

The Parable of the Sower

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house ^cand sat beside the sea.