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Mark 2:13-17 (NASB)

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¹³ And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them. ¹⁴ As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him. ¹⁵ And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. ¹⁶ When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?" ¹⁷ And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

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
Pharisees (Fehr-iss-ees): set apart
Alphaeus (Al-fee-us):