KJV King James Version
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 2:14
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
WEB World English Bible
As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.
ASV American Standard Version
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, ‘Be following me,’ and he, having risen, did follow him.
Surrounding context — Mark 2
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
17 When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandπαράγωνG3855 · paragōto passεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandΛευὶνG3017 · LeuiLeviτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἉλφαίουG256 · AlphaiosAlphaeusκαθήμενονG2521 · kathēmaito sitἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτελώνιονG5058 · telōniontax boothκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heἀκολούθειG190 · akoloutheōto followμοι.G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀναστὰςG450 · anistēmito ariseἠκολούθησενG190 · akoloutheōto followαὐτῷ.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Luke 5:27-32And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,Mark 1:17-20And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.Matthew 9:9-13And 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.Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,Matthew 4:19-22And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.
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