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After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me."
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And he left everything, and rose and followed him.
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And Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there was a large company of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them.
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And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
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And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick;
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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)
