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Matthew the publicanOne of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus Christ |
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The Gospel according to Matthew is credited to have been written by Matthew the disciple of Jesus. The account of the calling of Matthew stated Jesus saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom (tax office) and told Matthew to follow Him. The next verse says Jesus sat at meat in the house. Mark reports the same instance as Jesus calling Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Jesus sat at meat in his house. Matthew and James were both the sons of Alphaeus.(Matthew 9: 9-10; Mark 2:14-15). When Jesus had called unto Him His disciples, Jesus gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. “Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.” (Matthew 10:1-4). Matthew was in the upper room after the ascension of Jesus with the rest of the disciples. (Acts 1:13). |
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