Sat at meat in his house. The words "at meat" are not in the original. The phrase means, "as he reclined at his meal"—or, "as he was eatin…

Levi the son of Alphaeus.—See Notes on Matthew 9:9-13. St. Mark and St. Luke agree in giving the name Levi; the former alone descr…

For ordinary Christians, associating with those who are like the publicans and sinners of Christ's day might be dangerous, for evil communicati…

The Venerable Bede: After the Lord taught at Capernaum, He went to the sea. He did this so He might not only bring order to the…

The dinner held in Levi’s house was either his farewell party or a time for his friends to have an opportunity to meet Jesus. The tax collectors an…

And it came to pass, that as Jesus sat at meat in his
house
In the house of Levi; not…

Matthew was not a good character; otherwise, being a Jew, he would never have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However, Chr…