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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Eusebius of Caesarea
AD 339
The Apostle Matthew, if you consider his former life, did not leave a holy occupation, but came from those consumed with taxgathering and overreaching one another.