But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the people that are dead bury their own dead.”
Mark 2:14 - Easy To Read Version Jesus was walking beside the lake, and he saw a man named Levi, son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at his place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Then Levi stood up and followed Jesus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as He was passing by, He saw Levi (Matthew) son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, Follow Me! [Be joined to Me as a disciple, side with My party!] And he arose and joined Him as His disciple and sided with His party and accompanied Him. American Standard Version (1901) And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Common English Bible As he continued along, he saw Levi, Alphaeus’ son, sitting at a kiosk for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Levi got up and followed him. Catholic Public Domain Version And as he was passing by, he saw Levi of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs office. And he said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him. |
But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the people that are dead bury their own dead.”
Later that day, Jesus ate at Levi’s house. There were many tax collectors {\cf2\super [25]} and other bad people eating there with Jesus and his followers. There were many of these people that followed Jesus.
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, {\cf2\super [47]}
Matthew, Thomas, James (the son of Alphaeus), and Simon (called the Zealot {\cf2\super [114]}),
The apostles entered the city. They went to the place where they were staying; this was in a room upstairs. The apostles were: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Simon (known as the Zealot {\cf2\super [8]}), and Judas (the son of James).