Levi, the son of Alpheus - The same, undoubtedly, as “Matthew,” the writer of the gospel which bears his name. It was not uncommon among the Jews to have two names.
The receipt of custom - See the notes at Matthew 9:9.
MARK 2:14 Leui,n {A} The reading VIa,kwbon in Western witnesses shows the influence of Mark 3:18, where VIa,kwbon to.n tou/ ~Alfai,ou is included among the twelve....
Verse Mark 2:14. _LEVI_] The same as _Matthew_; he appears to have been a Jew, though employed in the odious office of a tax-gatherer. For an account of his call, see his Gospel, Matthew 9:9, c....
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The Servant again in Capernaum. The healing of the Paralytic. (Mark 2:1 .Matthew 9:1; Luke 5:17 .)_ 2. Levi called. With the Publicans and Sinners. ...
THE CALL OF LEVI. JESUS EATS WITH TAX-COLLECTORS. These two incidents are only loosely connected with each other and with what precedes. The notes of time are of the vaguest. The call of Levi, who is...
A FAITH THAT WOULD NOT BE DENIED (Mark 2:1-6)...
LEVI. Probably his former name before changing it to "Matthew"- the gift of God (Matthew 9:9). THE SON OF ALPHSEUS. Occurs only here (i.e. in connection with Levi) in N.T. ALPHEAUS. Aramaic. See App...
_Levi_ This was probably the name by which he was known to his Jewish brethren. He may have changed his name after and in memory of his call, so that he who had before been known by the name of Levi,...
14. For Λευείν ([271]c[272][273][274] Λευίν ([275][276][277][278][279][280][281] Λευί ([282][283][284][285][286] 33), Λευεί ([287][288] [289] some cursives and Lat-Vet. have Ἰάκωβον. The Gospel of Pet...
13, 14. THE CALL OF LEVI Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27-28...
Ver 13. And He went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto Him, and He taught them. 14. And as He passed by, He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the receipt of custo...
_JESUS CHOSE LEVI, A TAX COLLECTOR MARK 2:13-17:_ Next we observe Jesus by the Sea of Galilee. Crowds always came, many to be healed and some to hear and learn. As He walked along He saw Levi, the son...
ΠΑΡΆΓΩΝ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΠΑΡ ΆΓ (G3855) проходить, идти мимо, ΕΊΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Mark 2:12. ΚΑΘΉΜΕΝΟΝ _praes. med. (dep.) part., см._ Mark 2:6. ΤΕΛΏΝΙΟΝ (G5058) помещение для...
6. THE CALL OF MATTHEW AND HIS FEAST 2:13-17 _TEXT 2:13-17_ And he went forth again by the seaside; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the s...
And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 9:9....
4 Eastern houses have flat roofs with battlements, easily accessible from the ground, and a place of resort, especially in the evening. The roof usually was covered with quite a thickness of earth, la...
THE SICK OF THE PALSY 1-12. Healing of the palsied man (Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27). See on Mt....
CALL OF LEVI (Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 2 JESUS *FORGIVES A MAN VERSES 1-12 Jesus had made many ill people well. But he di...
(14-17) LEVI THE SON OF ALPHÆUS. — See Notes on Matthew 9:9. St. Mark and St. Luke agree in giving the name Levi, the former alone describes him as the son of Alphæus....
CHAPTER 2:13-17 (MARK 2:13) THE CALL AND FEAST OF LEVI "And He went forth again by the seaside; and all the multitude resorted unto Him, and He taught them. And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son o...
_Call of Levi, feast following_ (Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32). This incident is not to be conceived as following immediately after that narrated in the foregoing section....
Λευῒν. Levi, the son of Alphaeus, the name here and in Lk. different from that given in first gospel, but the incident manifestly the same, and the man therefore also; Levi his original name, Matthew...
THE FRIEND OF SINNERS Mark 1:40-45; Mark 2:1-22 _The leper,_ Mark 1:40-45. The news of Christ spread fast and far until it reached the outcasts from Jewish society, the very dregs of humanity. As the...
A great principle of the exercise of power by the Master is revealed in the words, "When He saw their faith." There can be no doubt that the word "their" includes the whole party, both the man himself...
And as he passed by, he saw (g) Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. (g) Matthew's other name....
To follow Christ, is to imitate him; wherefore this apostle, that he might be able to follow Christ, the model of poverty, not so much by his bodily steps, as by the inward affections of his soul, for...
CONVERSION OF MATTHEW Matthew 20:9; Mark 2:13-14; & Luke 5:27-28. Mark: “And He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He continued to teach them. And passing along He saw L...
(13) And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. (14) (11 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the _son_ of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of cust...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_CHRIST’S CALL_ ‘And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow Me. And he arose and followed Him.’ Mark 2:14 This incident is narra...
Afterwards (chapter 2) He goes again into the city, and immediately the multitude gather together. What a living picture of the Lord's life of service! He preaches to them. This was His object and His...
AND AS HE PASSED BY,.... As he went from Simon's house, and from the city of Capernaum, to go to the sea side: HE SAW LEVI, THE SON OF ALPHAEUS; the same with Matthew, Matthew 9:9, and son to the sam...
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the _son_ of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Ver. 14. _And as he passed by he saw Levi_] Our c...
_And all the multitude resorted unto him_ Namely, _by the sea-side. And he taught them_ As readily there as if he had been in a synagogue. _And as he passed by he saw Levi_, that is, Matthew, _sitting...
LEVI; the same as Matthew, Matthew 9:9. It was common among the Jews to have two or more names....
AND AS HE PASSED BY, HE SAW LEVI, THE SON OF ALPHAEUS, SITTING AT THE RECEIPT OF CUSTOM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, FOLLOW ME. AND HE AROSE AND FOLLOWED HIM. The encounter with the scribes in no way diminishe...
THE CALLING OF LEVI AND THE DINNER AT HIS HOUSE....
One paralyzed man who was dependent on the help of four men was now brought to Him. If leprosy is the type of sin's corruption, paralysis teaches us the helplessness occasioned by sin. Yet all five me...
TITLE: Eating with sinners TEXT: Mark 2:13-17 PROPOSITION: As we try to reach the lost we face some real challenges. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Attitudes SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. We fa...
AT THE RECEIPT OF CUSTOM: Or, at the place where the Custom was received...
13-17 Matthew was not a good character, or else, being a Jew, he would never have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However, Christ called this publican to follow him. With God...
Ver. 14-17. We had this piece of history with some addition in MATTHEW 9:9, where he was called _Matthew:_ Mark and Luke both call him _Levi:_ it was ordinary with the Jews to have two names. SEE POOL...
Tertullian On Idolatry while Matthew is roused up from the toll-booth;[89]...
Mark 2:14 G2532 by G3855 (G5723) saw G1492 (G5627) Levi G3018 Alphaeus G256 sitting G2521 ...
THE DIVINE PHYSICIAN HAS COME TO MAKE MEN WHOLE (2:13-17). The second great statement of this chapter is about the Great Physician, and is introduced by the call of Levi (Matthew). But we are not, of...
‘And as he passed by he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the place where tolls were collected, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.' This is a simple sentence and y...
ON the chronology, see on Matthew 9:2-17. According to the view there defended, the feast and discourse (Mark 2:15-22) occurred some time after the call of Levi, and these verses only, in the first th...
Mark 2:13-14. THE CALL OF LEVI _._ Undoubtedly the same as Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. See on Matthew 9:9. The three accounts agree in matter, but with the usual variation in words. Mark 2:13...
AND AS HE PASSED BY (κα παραγων). Present participle active, was passing by. Jesus was constantly on the alert for opportunities to do good. An unlikely specimen was Levi (Matthew), son of Alpheus,...
Mark 2:1. _And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive the...
Mark 2:1. _And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightaway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive th...
CONTENTS: Healing of the palsied man. Call of Matthew. Parable of the cloth and bottles. Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Paralytic, Matthew, David, Alphaeus. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ w...
Mark 2:4. _They uncovered the roof._ Houses in the east have mostly flat roofs on which they walk for the benefit of the air. They have but a narrow door, and seldom a window to the street. All their...
A TAX COLLECTOR, LEVI. Soon to be an apostle. For the call of Matthew and Matthew's feast, see notes on Matthew 9:9-17. Compare Luke 5:27-39....
_And as He passed by, He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the receipt of custom._ THE CALL OF MATTHEW The story is placed immediately after a miracle, as if to hint that Matthew’s conversion...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 2:14 Jesus continues to focus on “teaching” (v. Mark 2:13; see note on 1:14–15). LEVI (also called “Matthew”;...
JESUS EATS WITH SINNERS AT MATTHEW ' S HOUSE MATTHEW 9:9-13; MARK 2:14-17; LUKE 5:27-32; MATTHEW 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, h
CHAPTER 2 1 _Christ healeth one sick of the palsy_, 14 _calleth Matthew from the receipt of custom_, 15 _eateth with publicans and sinners_, 18 _excuseth his disciples for not fasting_, 23 _and for pl...
_He saw Levi_ (_the son_) _of Alphæus_, _i.e._, He saw Matthew, who by another name is called Levi before he was called by Christ, for after his vocation he is always called Matthew. _0f_ _Alphæus, i....
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 2:14. RECEIPT OF CUSTOM.—_Toll-house_. “Capernaum was the landing-place for the many ships which traversed the lake or coasted from town to town; and this not onl...
EXPOSITION MARK 2:1 The first sentence of this verse is better rendered thus: AND WHEN HE ENTERED again (εἰσελθῶν πάλιν) INTO CAPERNAUM AFTER SOME DAYS; literally, after days (δι ̓ ἡμερῶν). It i...
Now, And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house (Mark 2:1). So, word went around Jesus is in the house over there. And straightway many were gath...
Acts 1:13; Luke 5:27; Luke 6:15; Mark 1:17; Mark 3:18;...
See on Matthew 9:9....
THE HEALING OF THE SICK OF THE PALSY Mark 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. How Christ's meetings were advertised. Our Lord's Word and His work was sufficient to assure Him a multitude, whithersoever He wen...
HELPERS AND HINDERERS Mark 2:12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Back in Capernaum. Once more we find our Master in the city by the sea. He loved Galilee. So many of His wonderful messages and marvelous mirac...
Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27....