Matthew 9:8-10

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸ The people saw this and they were amazed. They praised God for letting someone have such power.

Matthew (Levi) Follows Jesus^(A)

⁹ When Jesus was leaving, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” So he got up and followed Jesus.

¹⁰ Jesus ate dinner at Matthew’s house. Many tax collectors and others with bad reputations came and ate with him and his followers.