And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and said unto him,
Follow me.
And he arose and followed him.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
To follow Christ, is to imitate him; wherefore this apostle, that he might be able to follow Christ, the model of poverty, not so much by his bodily steps, as by the inward affections of his soul, forsook all; he not only forsook his present goods, but despised all danger, which he incurred by leaving his business abruptly, and without rendering any account of it to his employers or governors. (Ven. Bede)
The person to whom Christ addresses the words, follow me, was Matthew: see Matthew ix. 9.
