Luke 5:27
World English Bible (WEB)
After 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
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 every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- After these things he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me!”
- KJV King James Version
- And 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And 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;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And 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.