29Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.


In Context

26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, "We have seen remarkable things today."

27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. "Follow me," Jesus said to him,

28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.

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

30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"

31 Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

Luke 5:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:29And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others, that were at table with them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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),

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:29And 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.