Bible Strands
Mark 2:14
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to Levi son of Alphaeus while walking past a tax booth near the sea, immediately after teaching a crowd beside the water. The words — παράγων (paragōn) = passing on and εἶδεν (eiden) = He saw describe the moment Jesus notices Levi occupying his station. The thread — This encounter parallels the calling narratives in Luke 5:27 and Matthew 9:9, where Jesus addresses a tax collector at a booth with the same command. Why it lands — The text records Levi’s immediate physical response to a direct verbal command, requiring a reader to confront the expectation of instant obedience without delay.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Cross-references
- 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,
- Luke 6:15 Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
- 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 1:17 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Mark 3:18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
- Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Acts 1:13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.