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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Gill's Exposition
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house,.... At Capernaum, which, very likely, was made some time after his call, though recorded here; for it is not reasonable to think there could be time…
See the notes at Mat 9:9-13. Luk 5:29 Made him a great feast - This circumstance “Matthew,” or “Levi” as he is here called, has omitted in his own gospel. This fact shows how little inclined the…
Adam Clarke
A great feast - Δοχην μεγαλην, A splendid entertainment. The word refers more properly to the number of the guests, and the manner in which they were received, than to the quality or quantity of the…
All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought by our Lord Jesus, but it is an account of some of the wonders of his grace,…
Cambridge Bible
made him a great feast This shews that Matthew had something to sacrifice when he "left all." The word rendered -feast" literally means -reception."
a great company of publicans Comp. Luk 15:1. The…
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