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AndΚαὶafterμετὰthisταῦταhe went outἐξῆλθενandκαὶsawἐθεάσατοa tax collectorτελώνηνnamedὀνόματιLeviΛευὶνsittingκαθήμενονatἐπὶthe tax booth,τὸ τελώνιονandκαὶhe saidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“FollowἈκολούθειme.”μοι
Luke 5:27
Study it in the app“And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 5:27, word by word
- he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- sawἐθεάσατοetheasato
see, behold
See, look at closely, behold.
Where else “etheasato” appears- a tax collectorτελώνηνtelōnēn
tax collector
Tax collector, who collected taxes for Rome; despised by the people.
Where else “telōnēn” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- LeviΛευὶνLeuin
Levi
Levi: the son of Jacob, ancestor of the priestly tribe; also the name of other men, among them the tax collector who followed Jesus.
Where else “Leuin” appears- sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenon
sit
To be seated somewhere, or riding on an animal.
Where else “kathēmenon” appears- the tax boothτελώνιονtelōnion
tax booth
Tax booth, the stall where taxes were collected.
Where else “telōnion” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “FollowἈκολούθειAkolouthei
follow as disciple
To leave everything to go with Jesus as a disciple.
Where else “Akolouthei” appears
Parallel passages
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The call of Levi (Matthew)
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Luke 5:27-32
27And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” 28And leaving behind everything, he got up and began following him. 29And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with them. 30And the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?” 31And Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.”
9And passing on from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 10And it happened, as he was reclining at table in the house, that look, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11And seeing this, the Pharisees were saying to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?” 12But he, hearing it, said, “The healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill. 13So go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
13And he went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 15And it happens that he is reclining at table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they were following him. 16And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, were saying to his disciples, “Why does he eat with the tax collectors and sinners?” 17And hearing it, Jesus says to them, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
The context
26And amazement seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”
27 · This verse (above)
28And leaving behind everything, he got up and began following him.
To study Luke 5 in a group
1. What it says
What happens when Simon lets down the nets “at your word,” and what does Jesus tell him afterward? (vv. 4-10)
2. What it means
Jesus calls a tax collector and eats with sinners. What does he answer the Pharisees who criticize him? (vv. 27-32)
3. How I live it
Simon, Levi and the paralyzed man's friends all acted in trust. In what situation today could you take a step like that?