14As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, |Follow me.| And he arose and followed him.


In Context

11 |I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.|

12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, |We never saw anything like this!|

13 He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, |Follow me.| And he arose and followed him.

15 It happened, that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

16 The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, |Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?|

Mark 2:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:14As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the'son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14And passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-office, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, 'Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.