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27 And after these things he went forth, and beheld a [a]publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he forsook all, and rose up and followed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:27 See marginal note on 3:12.

Levi Called to Follow Jesus

27 And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named[a] Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” 28 And leaving everything behind, he got up and[b] began to follow[c] him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:27 Literally “by name”
  2. Luke 5:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 5:28 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to follow”)