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Levi made him a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
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A Feast with a Purpose
Commentators note that Levi's 'great feast' was an immediate expression of gratitude and a missional strategy. Instead of cutting ties with his old life, he used his resources and relationships to bring his friends—other tax collectors and 'sinners'—into contact with Jesus. This serves as a powerful example of using one's social influence for the gospel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
A great feast (δοχην μεγαλην). Here and in Lu 14:13 only in the N.T. The word δοχη, from δεχομα, means reception. Occurs in Plutar…
19th Century
Anglican
A great feast.—The fact stated agrees with St. Mark, but the precise phrase is peculiar to St. Luke. The noun means literally a
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Baptist
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their s…
A banquet in the NT symbolizes joy and often hints at the eschatological banquet (see comments on Mk 14:25). Jesus is the guest of honor; but Levi …
16th Century
Protestant
And Levi made him a great banquet This appears to be at variance with what Luke relates, that he left all: but the solution is ea…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house At Capernaum, which, very likely, was made some time after his call, though r…
It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was m…
