27After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, |Follow me!|


In Context

24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins| (he said to the paralyzed man), |I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house.|

25 Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

26 Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, |We have seen strange things today.|

27 After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, |Follow me!|

28 He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

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

Luke 5:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:27After 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,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth and saw a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the receipt of taxes, and said to him, Follow me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, 'Be following me;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.