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Matthew the Tax Collector

27 aAfter these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, b“Follow Me.”  
28 So he left all, rose up, and afollowed Him.  
29 aThen Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And bthere were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.  
30 1And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, a“Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”  
31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
32 aI have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”  

Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting

33 Then they said to Him, a“Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?”  
34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the abridegroom is with them?  
Verse Comparison: Luke 5:29

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American Standard Version
And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.

Amplified® Bible
And Levi (Matthew) made a great banquet for Him in his own house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others who were reclining [at the table] with them.

Contemporary English Version
In his home Levi gave a big dinner for Jesus. Many tax collectors and other guests were also there.

Darby English Version
And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

Good News Bible
Then Levi had a big feast in his house for Jesus, and among the guests was a large number of tax collectors and other people.

International Standard Version
Then Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other {people} who were reclining {at the table} with them.

New International Version
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

New King James Version
Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there gathered a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who reclined at the table with them.

Young's Literal Translation
And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),


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