Luke 5:27-29

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Levi Follows Jesus^(A)

²⁷ After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax collector’s booth [^Cprobably a tariff booth for taxing goods in transit]. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!” ²⁸ So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.

²⁹ Then Levi gave a ·big dinner [great banquet] for Jesus at his house. Many tax collectors and other people were ·eating there [^Lreclining; ^Caround a low table, the posture for a formal banquet or dinner party], too.