But when the crowds saw this, they were [a]awestruck, and they (A)glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Matthew Called

(B)As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called (C)Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He *said to him, (D)Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

10 Then it happened that as [b]Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and [c]sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:8 Lit afraid
  2. Matthew 9:10 Lit He
  3. Matthew 9:10 I.e., irreligious Jews

When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God,(A) who had given such authority to man.

The Calling of Matthew(B)

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(C) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

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