Luke 5:29-30 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.… Text shows our Lord a guest at a great feast at which a company of publicans and others sat down with Him. Our Lord's example applicable to us all. That which Christ did always, His servants cannot be justified if they never do — the mixing with others, neither for business nor yet for pleasure, but, in the largest sense of the word, for charity. 1. It will then be seen how many persons there are who have need to be reminded of this duty. 2. One way of mixing with our brethren, in a manner most pleasing to Christ and useful to ourselves, is by holding frequent intercourse with the poor. (T. Arnold, D. D.) Parallel Verses 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. |
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