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Luke 5:27

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

After all this, Jesus was walking around and spotted this tax collector named Levi just sitting at his booth, doing his job. Jesus walked right up to him and said, 'Come with me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus saw potential in someone everyone else probably avoided and invited him into something bigger.

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