Matthew 9:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ As Yeshua was passing by from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he got up and followed Him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's office; and He said to him, Be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me]. And he rose and followed Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

Common English Bible

⁹ As Jesus continued on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at a kiosk for collecting taxes. He said to him, “Follow me,” and he got up and followed him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And when Jesus passed on from there, he saw, sitting at the tax office, a man named Matthew. And he said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.

Matthew 9:9 Cross References

Ezra 4:13

“Furthermore, let it be known to the king, that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, no more tribute, taxes or duty will be paid and the royal revenue will suffer.

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; Jacob, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Matthew 20:4

And to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’

Matthew 8:22

But Yeshua tells him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Matthew 9:10

Now it happened that when Yeshua was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Yeshua and His disciples.

Mark 3:18

and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, Jacob the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot;

Luke 6:15

and Matthew and Thomas; Jacob the son of Alphaeus; Simon who was called the Zealot;

Acts 1:13

When they had entered, they went up to the upper room where they were staying—Peter and John and Jacob and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; Jacob son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judah son of Jacob.

Galatians 1:16

to reveal His Son to me so I would proclaim Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with any human.