28 And leaving everything behind, he got up and[a] began to follow[b] him.

29 And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain[c] to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 5:28 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to follow”)
  3. Luke 5:30 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to complain”)