Jesus Recruits Tax Collector

43	JESUS RECRUITS a TAX COLLECTOR
Matt 9		Mark 2		Luke 5
		13	He went out again	27	After this he went out,
			beside the sea;
			and all the crowd gathered
			about him,
			and he taught them.
9	As Jesus passed on	14	And as he passed on,
	from there,
	he saw a man		he saw		and saw a tax collector,
	called Matthew		Levi the son of Alphaeus		named Levi,
	sitting at the tax office;		sitting at the tax office,		sitting at the tax office;
	and he <says> to him,		and he <says> to him,		and he said to him,
	"Follow me."		"Follow me."		"Follow me."
	And he		And he	28	And he left everything,
	rose		rose		and rose
	and followed him.		and followed him.		and followed him.

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel elements in this gospel.
<says>	RSV wording altered to reflect Greek
43	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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