Luke 5:28

and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

In Context

27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:22When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:28-39

The Call of Matthew; Watchfulness Inculcated. 27 And 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. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering… Read the whole commentary →

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