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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.”

Luke 5:29

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Jesus has called Levi, a tax collector, from his booth, and Levi leaves everything and follows him. Tax collectors were despised as collaborators with Rome.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

World English Bible (WEB)

Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

King James Version (KJV)

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

E hizo Leví gran banquete en su casa; y había mucha compañía de publicanos y de otros, los cuales estaban á la mesa con ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego Leví le ofreció a Jesús un gran banquete en su casa. También invitó a muchos de los recaudadores de impuestos y a otras personas.

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