Verse 27
Luke 5:27
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
27
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.
Original Language Text
greek
Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἐθεάσατο τελώνην ὀνόματι Λευὶν καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἀκολούθει μοι.
English Translation
And after this, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and said to him, "Follow me."
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