Luke 5:27

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܒ݁ܳܬ݂ܰܪ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܢܦ݂ܰܩ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܘܰܚܙܳܐ ܡܳܟ݂ܣܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ ܠܶܘܺܝ ܕ݁ܝܳܬ݂ܶܒ݂ ܒ݁ܶܝܬ݂ ܡܳܟ݂ܣܶܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܬ݁ܳܐ ܒ݁ܳܬ݂ܰܪܝ ܀

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and saw: Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew 10:3, Matthew, Mark 2:13, Mark 2:14, Mark 3:18

Follow me: Luke 18:22, Matthew 4:19-21, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 16:24, John 1:43, John 12:26, John 21:19-22

Reciprocal: Matthew 19:21 - come Matthew 19:27 - we have forsaken Luke 6:15 - Matthew Acts 1:13 - Matthew

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And after these things he went forth,.... After his discourse with the Scribes and Pharisees, and his healing of the man, sick with the palsy, he went forth from the city of Capernaum, to the sea side; not only for retirement and recreation, after the work of the day hitherto, but in order to meet with, and call one that was to be a disciple of his:

and saw a publican named Levi who is said to be the son of Alphaeus, Mark 2:14 and so it is said to be in Beza's ancient copy here; and who was also called Matthew, see Matthew 9:9

sitting at the receipt of custom; at the place where custom was received, and toll taken, near the sea side, of such that went over. The Syriac and Persic versions read, "sitting among publicans", of which business he himself was; and these might be his servants under him, or partners with him; Matthew 9:9- :

and he said unto him, follow me: of all the publicans that were there, he singled out Levi, or Matthew, and directed his discourse to him, and called him to be a follower of him: an instance of powerful, special, and distinguishing grace this; Matthew 9:9- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 9:9-13.

Luke 5:29

Made him a great feast - This circumstance “Matthew,” or “Levi” as he is here called, has omitted in his own gospel. This fact shows how little inclined the evangelists are to say anything in favor of themselves or to praise themselves. True religion does not seek to commend itself, or to speak of what it does, even when it is done for the Son of God. It seeks retirement; it delights rather in the consciousness of doing well than in its being known; and it leaves its good deeds to be spoken of, if spoken of at all, by others. This is agreeable to the direction of Solomon Proverbs 27:2; “Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.” This feast was made expressly for our Lord, and was attended by many publicans, probably people of wicked character; and it is not improbable that Matthew got them together for the purpose of bringing them into contact with our Lord to do them good. Our Saviour did not refuse to go, and to go, too, at the risk of being accused of being a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners, Matthew 11:19. But his motives were pure. In the thing itself there was no harm. It afforded an opportunity of doing good, and we have no reason to doubt that the opportunity was improved by the Lord Jesus. Happy would it be if all the “great feasts” that are made were made in honor of our Lord; happy if he would be a welcome guest there; and happy if ministers and pious people who attend them demeaned themselves as the Lord Jesus did, and they were always made the means of advancing his kingdom. But, alas! there are few places where our Lord would be “so unwelcome” as at great feasts, and few places that serve so much to render the mind gross, dissipated, and irreligious.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. Levi — See on Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14.