Bible Strands
Luke 5:27
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus issues a command to Levi, a tax collector seated at his booth, immediately after the surrounding crowd glorifies God for a recent miracle.
The words — The text uses μετὰ ταῦτα (meta tauta, "after these things") to mark the narrative sequence and ἐθεάσατο (etheasato, "He saw") to describe Jesus noticing Levi.
The thread — The calling event parallels the account in Matthew 9:9 and connects to the apostolic roster in Mark 3:18.
Why it lands — The text states Jesus commands Levi to follow Him, and the immediate next verse shows Levi leaving his post to comply.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Mark 2:13 Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
- Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- Mark 3:18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
- Matthew 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
- John 1:43 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Luke 18:22 On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Matthew 8:22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
- Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.