And he got up and went home. When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck[a][b] and gave glory(A) to God who had given such authority to men.

The Call of Matthew

As Jesus went on from there,(B) He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:8 Other mss read amazed
  2. Matthew 9:8 Lit afraid

Then the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God,(A) who had given such authority to man.

The Calling of Matthew(B)

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(C) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

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