Luke 5:29
Luke 5:29-30 The Message (MSG)
Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner. The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. “What is he doing eating and drinking with misfits and ‘sinners’?”
Luke 5:29 King James Version (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.
Luke 5:29 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
Luke 5:29 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Levi gave a big dinner for Jesus at his house. Many tax collectors and other people were eating there, too.
Luke 5:29 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.
Luke 5:29 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.
Luke 5:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.
Luke 5:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Levi (Matthew) gave a great banquet for Him at his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at the table with them.
Luke 5:29 New Living Translation (NLT)
Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them.
Luke 5:29-30 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Matthew wanted to throw a banquet to honor Jesus. So he invited Jesus to his home for dinner, along with many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests. But the Jewish religious leaders and experts of the law complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why would you defile yourselves by eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners? Doesn’t Jesus know it’s wrong to do that?”