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When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe, and they glorified God for having given such authority to men.

Jesus Calls Matthew.[a] As Jesus walked on from there, he noticed a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” and he got up and followed him.

10 Jesus Dines with Sinners. When he was sitting at dinner in the house, many tax collectors[b] and sinners were seated with Jesus and his disciples.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:9 Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector to follow him, then eats at Matthew’s house together with “many tax collectors” and “sinners.” The Jews are shocked, but Jesus reminds them that it is the sick who need a doctor and God desires mercy rather than sacrifice.
  2. Matthew 9:10 Tax collectors: see note on Mt 5:46.

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.

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

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But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

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Men da folket så det, blev de forferdet og priste Gud, som hadde gitt mennesker en sådan makt.

Og da Jesus gikk videre derfra, så han en mann ved navn Matteus sitte på tollboden; og han sa til ham: Følg mig! Og han stod op og fulgte ham.

10 Og det skjedde da han satt til bords i hans hus, se, da kom mange toldere og syndere og satt til bords med Jesus og hans disipler.

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