Levi Called to Follow Jesus

13 And he went out again beside the sea,[a] and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach[b] them. 14 And as he[c] was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and[d] followed him.

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Notas al pie

  1. Mark 2:13 That is, the Sea of Galilee
  2. Mark 2:13 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
  3. Mark 2:14 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was passing by”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Mark 2:14 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb

13 · kai Once again palin Jesus went exerchomai out alongside para the ho lake thalassa. · kai A large pas · ho crowd ochlos was coming erchomai to pros him autos, and kai he was teaching didaskō them autos. 14 · kai As he was walking paragō along , he saw Levi Leui, the ho son of ho Alphaeus Halphaios, sitting kathēmai at epi the ho tax telōnion booth , and kai he said legō to him autos, “ Follow akoloutheō me egō.” So kai Levi got anistēmi up and followed akoloutheō him autos.

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