Mateo 9:9

Filipino Cebuano Bible

9 Ug sa naglakaw si Jesus gikan didto, nakita niya ang usa ka tawo nga ginganlan si Mateo nga naglingkod sa buhisanan; ug siya miingon kaniya, "Sumunod ka kanako." Ug siya mitindog ug mikuyog kaniya.

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named: Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:32, Mark 2:14-17, Luke 5:27, Luke 5:28, Levi, Luke 15:1, Luke 15:2, Luke 19:2-10

Follow: Matthew 4:18-22, 1 Kings 19:19-21, Galatians 1:16

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:20 - he left Ezra 4:13 - toll Proverbs 29:13 - the deceitful man Song of Solomon 2:10 - Rise Amos 7:15 - took Matthew 4:19 - Follow Matthew 8:22 - follow Matthew 10:3 - Matthew Matthew 19:21 - come Matthew 19:27 - we have forsaken Matthew 20:4 - Go Mark 2:13 - by Mark 3:18 - Matthew Luke 6:15 - Matthew Luke 9:59 - Follow me Luke 18:28 - General John 1:43 - and findeth Acts 1:13 - Matthew Acts 10:24 - and had 1 Corinthians 1:27 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as Jesus passed forth from thence,.... That is, from Capernaum to the sea side; where, as Mark says, the multitude resorted, and he taught them;

he saw a man named Matthew; the writer of this Gospel. The other evangelists call him Levi, who was the son of Alphaeus: he went by two names; Mark and Luke call him by the name, which perhaps was the more honourable, or the least known, on purpose to conceal the former life of the apostle, which might expose him to the contempt of some; but he himself chooses to mention the name by which he was most known, as an apostle, and that the grace of God might appear the more illustrious in his calling and conversion. The Jews say h, that one of Christ's disciples was called מתאי, Matthew, which, as Levi, is an Hebrew name; for though he was a publican, yet a Jew; for it was common with the Jews either to be employed by the Roman officers in collecting the toll or tribute, or to farm it of them.

Sitting at the receipt of custom, or "at the custom house", or "toll booth"; which both the Syriac version, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, call מכס, or בית מוכסא, the "publican's house". In the i Talmud mention is made of it, in the following parable, upon citing

Isaiah 61:8

"it is like, (say the doctors,) to a king of flesh and blood, who passing by בית המכס, "the toll booth", or "publican's house", says to his servants, give "toll to the publicans": they reply to him, is not all the toll thine? he says to them, all that pass by the ways will learn of me, and will not avoid the toll; so says the holy blessed God, c.''

The publicans had houses, or booths built for them, at the foot of bridges, at the mouth of rivers, and by the sea shore, where they took toll of passengers that went to and fro: hence we read k of bridges being made to take toll at, and of publicans being at the water side l, and of קישרי מוכס m, "the tickets", or "seals of the publicans" which, when a man had paid toll on one side of a river, were given him by the publican, to show to him that sat on the other side, that it might appear he had paid: in which were written two great letters, bigger than those in common use n. Thus Matthew was sitting in a toll booth, near the seashore, to receive the toll of passengers that came, or went in ships or boats.

And he saith unto him, follow me; notwithstanding the infamous employment he was in, as accounted by the Jews: this was no bar in the way of his call to be a disciple of Christ; and shows, that there was no merit and motive in him, which was the reason of this high honour bestowed upon him; but was entirely owing to the free, sovereign, and distinguishing grace of Christ, and which was powerful and efficacious: for without telling him what work he must do, or how he must live, and without his consulting with flesh and blood, at once, immediately

he arose, and followed him: such a power went along with the call, that he directly left his employment, how profitable soever it might be to him, and became a disciple of Christ.

h T. Bab. Sanhedrim, fol. 43. 1. i T. Bab. Succa, fol. 30. 1. k T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 33. 2. l Jarchi in Jud. v. 10. m Misn. Sabbat, c. 8. sect. 2. T. Hieros. Sabbat, fol. 11. 2. T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 78. 2. & Bechorot, fol. 30. 2. & Avoda Zara, fol. 39. 1. n Jarchi, Maimonides, & Bartenora in Misn. Sabbat, c. 8. sect. 2. & Gloss. in T. Bab. Bechorot, fol. 30. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom - That is, at the place where “custom,” or “tribute,” was received; or, in other words, he was a “publican” or tax-gatherer. See the notes at Matthew 5:47. This man was the writer of this gospel. The same account is found in Mark 2:14, and Luke 5:27-28. Both those evangelists call him “Levi.” That it was the same man is known by the circumstances in which he was called being the same in all the evangelists, and by their all concurring in the statement that the Saviour was present at a feast soon after he called him, and by the fact that “Levi” is not mentioned in the catalogue of the apostles. The Jews were in the habit of giving several names to the same person. Thus Peter was also called Simon and Cephas. It is worthy of remark that Luke has mentioned a circumstance favorable to Matthew, which Matthew himself has omitted. Luke says “he left all.” Had Matthew said this, it would have been a commendation of himself utterly unlike the evangelists. No men were ever further from “praising themselves” than they were.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 9:9. Named Matthew — Generally supposed to be the same who wrote this history of our blessed Lord. Mathai signifies a gift in Syriac; probably so named by his parents as implying a gift from God.

The receipt of custom — The custom-house, τελωνιον - the place where the taxes levied by the Romans of the Jews, were collected.

Follow me. — That is, become my disciple.

And he arose, and followed him. — How blessed it is to be obedient to the first call of Christ-how much happiness and glory are lost by delays, though conversion at last may have taken place!