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Narrative: The Feast of Weeks

- The Lord of the Harvest -
Matt 09:09-38 • Mark 02:14-03:12 • Luke 05:27-06:11

And after these things he went forth, and as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man,
named Matthew Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said unto him,
“Follow me.”
And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at
meat in his house, behold, there was a great company of publicans and sinners and of others that also
came and sat down together with Jesus and his disciples: For there were many, and they followed him.
But when their scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they murmured against
his disciples, saying,

“Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”
“How is it that your Master eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?”
But when Jesus heard that, Jesus answering said unto them,
“They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: But go ye and learn

what that meaneth, ‘I will have mercy, and not sacrifice’: for I am not come to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance.”
And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast: Then came to him the disciples of
John, and they said unto him,
“Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the

Pharisees; but thy disciples fast not? But thine eat and drink?”

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