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After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, "Come along with me."
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And he did - walked away from everything and went with him.
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Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner.
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The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. "What is he doing eating and drinking with crooks and 'sinners'?"
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Jesus heard about it and spoke up, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick?
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.