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Jesus Calls Levi

Luke 5:29

In 9 translations

BSB
Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
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.
ASV
And 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.
LSV
And Levi made a great entertainment to Him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax collectors and others who were with them reclining,
YLT
And 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),
DBY
And 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.
DRC
And 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.
GNV
Then Leui made him a great feast in his owne house, where there was a great company of Publicanes, and of other that sate at table with them.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Λευὶς: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Λευεὶς.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πολὺς elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: πολὺς τελωνῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πολὺς τελωνῶν; Robinson–Pierpont read τελωνῶν πολὺς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ ἐποίησεν δοχὴν μεγάλην Λευὶς αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἦν ὄχλος πολὺς τελωνῶν καὶ ἄλλων οἳ ἦσαν μετʼ αὐτῶν κατακείμενοι.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐποίησεν δοχὴν μεγάλην Λευῒς αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἦν ὄχλος τελωνῶν πολύς, καὶ ἄλλων οἳ ἦσαν μετ’ αὐτῶν κατακείμενοι.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐποίησε δοχὴν μεγάλην ὁ Λευῒς αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἦν ὄχλος τελωνῶν πολύς, καὶ ἄλλων οἳ ἦσαν μετ᾿ αὐτῶν κατακείμενοι.
SCR1894
και εποιησεν δοχην μεγαλην ο λευις αυτω εν τη οικια αυτου και ην οχλος τελωνων πολυς και αλλων οι ησαν μετ αυτων κατακειμενοι

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 2:15While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
  • Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
  • Matthew 9:10Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
  • John 12:2So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
  • 1 Corinthians 5:9–11I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this…

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