Reference: Matthew (Apostle
Hastings
Two sets of parallel passages, both from the Petrine tradition, tell us of this chosen companion of our Lord. The first (Mt 9:9; Mr 2:14; Lu 5:27) narrates his call. He was named both 'Matthew' (Mt.) and 'Levi' (Mk. [where some Western MSS read 'James'] and Lk.), and was the son of Alph
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And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the tax-office, and He saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-collector; James the son of Alpaeus, and Thaddeus;
And passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.
And there were also women, beholding from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome;
And, after these things, He went forth, and beheld a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office; and He said to him, "Follow Me."
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,