Mark 2:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

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  • Mark 3:18 : 18 and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
  • Luke 5:27-32 : 27 The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. 28 And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind. 29 Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them. 30 But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered them,“Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
  • Luke 6:15 : 15 Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
  • Acts 1:13 : 13 When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.
  • Matt 4:19-22 : 19 He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him. 21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
  • Matt 9:9-9 : 9 The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him. 10 As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 When Jesus heard this he said,“Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. 13 Go and learn what this saying means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  • Mark 1:17-20 : 17 Jesus said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!” 18 They left their nets immediately and followed him. 19 Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets. 20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

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    26Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying,“We have seen incredible things today.”

    27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.

    28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.

    29Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.

  • Matt 9:8-11
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    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

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    10As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

    11When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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    13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

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    15As Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

    16When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples,“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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    16As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

    17Jesus said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”

    18They left their nets immediately and followed him.

    19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

    20Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

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    18The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

    19He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”

    20They left their nets immediately and followed him.

    21Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them.

    22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

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    11So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.

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    37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

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    36Simon and his companions searched for him.

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    19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.

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    2Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.