Mark 2:13

Levi Called to Follow Jesus

13 And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.

Mark 2:13 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 2:13

And he went forth again by the sea side
The sea of Galilee, where he had met with, and called Peter and Andrew, James and John; and not far from which were the solitary place, and the desert places, where he was before he entered into Capernaum:

and all the multitude resorted unto him;
who had been with him at Peter's house, and about the door, and those who could not get near him:

and he taught them;
the word of God, the Gospel, and the doctrines of it.

Mark 2:13 In-Context

11 "I say to you, get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home."

12 And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher [and] went out in front of [them] all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen [anything] like this!"

13 And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.

14 And [as he] was passing by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

15 And it happened that he {was dining} in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners {were dining with} Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.

Footnotes

• [a] That is, the Sea of Galilee
• [b] The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began to teach")