Later, Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.

Instead, when you give a banquet, make it your habit to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, "Come! Everything is now ready.'

Because I tell all of you, none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"