Mark 2:14 References
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aAs He passed by, He saw bLevi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "cFollow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
a Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 5:27-32
Matthew 9
9
aAs Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called bMatthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He said to him, "cFollow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
10
Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.
11
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "aWhy is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?"
12
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not athose who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
13
"But go and learn awhat this means: 'bI DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for cI did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Luke 5
27
aAfter that He went out and noticed a tax collector named bLevi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
29
And aLevi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of btax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
30
aThe Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
31
And Jesus answered and said to them, "aIt is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.
32
"I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."