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Berean Standard Bible

“While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.”

Mark 2:15

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Jesus has just called Levi, a tax collector, to follow him. Tax collectors were despised as collaborators with Rome and often as dishonest.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.

World English Bible (WEB)

He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció que estando Jesús á la mesa en casa de él, muchos publicanos y pecadores estaban también á la mesa juntamente con Jesús y con sus discípulos: porque había muchos, y le habían seguido.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Leví invitó a Jesús y a sus discípulos a comer. También invitó a comer a muchos cobradores de impuestos y a otros pecadores. Ya eran muchos los que seguían a Jesús.

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