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Mark 2:13-17 (AMP)

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¹³ went out again along the seashore; and all the multitude kept gathering about Him, and He kept teaching them. ¹⁴ 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! And he arose and joined Him as His disciple and sided with His party and accompanied Him. ¹⁵ And as Jesus, together with His disciples, sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and persons with sin were dining with Him, for there were many who walked the same road (followed) with Him. ¹⁶ And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that He was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to His disciples, Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners? ¹⁷ And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are strong and well have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick; I came not to call the righteous ones to repentance, but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from sin).

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 14) Was the apostle's name Levi or Matthew? Follow me, Jesus told him, and Levi got up

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) Day 32 - Walking as Jesus did (2012-01-04)
(v. 13) A Life of Impact - Focus on the individual (2009-06-21)
(v. 14) Day 32 - Walking as Jesus did (2012-01-04)
(v. 14) A Life of Impact - Focus on the individual (2009-06-21)
(v. 15) A Life of Impact - Nonconformist (2009-06-22)
(v. 15) Day 32 - Walking as Jesus did (2012-01-04)
(v. 15) A Life of Impact - Focus on the individual (2009-06-21)
(v. 16) Day 32 - Walking as Jesus did (2012-01-04)
(v. 16) A Life of Impact - Focus on the individual (2009-06-21)
(v. 16) A Life of Impact - Nonconformist (2009-06-22)
(v. 17) A Life of Impact - Nonconformist (2009-06-22)
(v. 17) Jesus with People - Give or Take? (2009-02-03)
(v. 17) A Life of Impact - Focus on the individual (2009-06-21)
(v. 17) Day 32 - Walking as Jesus did (2012-01-04)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Levi (Lee-vi): associated with him
Alphaeus (Al-fee-us):