2:13
The next incident brings another controversy. Again Mark gives prominence to the fact that Jesus was teaching. When saw people He began to teach them. We are all blinded by lies to some extent or other, and part of the task of the church is to teach the truth. It is definitely not to affirm people in the lies that society has taught them.
2:14
However, the focus of this incident is Jesus reaching all people. Jesus sees “Levi son of Alphaeus”, also called Matthew (Mark 3:18; Matt 9:9). The Romans had a variety of taxes, and tax collectors were not popular, some things never change. Tax collectors were also known to skim off a proportion for themselves. However, Jesus called Levi to follow Him.
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