As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed him.

And as he sat at table in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him.

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me."

Then Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there were a great number of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them.

And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, though these also are descended from Abraham.

One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,

from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,