Matthew 9:9
“¶ And as Iesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receite of custome: and he saith vnto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.”
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Matthew 9:9 Context
7And he arose, and departed to his house. 8But when the multitudes saw it, they marueiled, & glorified God, which had giuen such power vnto men. 9¶ And as Iesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receite of custome: and he saith vnto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 10¶ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in the house, behold, many publicanes and sinners, came and sate downe with him and his Disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said vnto his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicanes & sinners.
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And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
- King James Version
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He *said to him, "Follow Me! And he got up and followed Him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)