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Luke 19:1-10. New International Version. Zacchaeus the Tax Collector. 19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig ...
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Matthew the Tax Collector . 9 As Jesus passed on from there,...
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Jan 4, 2022 · And a “tax collector” was—well, a tax collector. Jesus used the commonly held opinion of tax collectors as an illustration of the final stage of church discipline: when a person is excommunicated, Jesus said to “treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector” (Matthew 18:17).
Matthew the Tax Collector . 9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. 10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.
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Mathew the tax collector was first mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew (specifically, Matthew 9:9). One day, while Jesus was walking, he noticed a man sitting where the custom receipt collector usually sits. That man’s name was Matthew. Jesus then told Matthew to follow Him. Sometime later, Jesus and His disciples had dinner at Matthew’s house (Matt...
Matthew was a tax collector by trade. Merchants, farmers, and other importers would often import goods into the area, and Matthew was responsible for collecting import dutiesfrom them. He also collected any income taxes and other levies the Romans set. Under Roman jurisdiction, Matthew ensured Rome got the money it demanded. Furthermore, many tax c...
Matthew is believed to be not only one of Jesus’s twelve disciples but also the author of the Gospel of Matthew. Various early church fathers, like Eusebius, identify him as the book’s author. As he traveled around with Jesus, Matthew recorded the mighty miracles he saw his master working. His written work became one of the four accounts of Jesus c...
Tradition states that all of Jesus’ disciples went on to spread the Gospel, but only one died of natural causes. John, the author of Revelation, died of old age in Malta. The rest died martyrs, executed in various ways. According to Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, Matthew was killed in Ethiopia while carrying out the Great Commission that Christ commanded ...
1. God never gives up on us: During the Roman Empire, tax collectors were notorious for pursuing money and prosperity. They would collect more than the necessary amounts from people and thus increase their wealth. This might have been the case with Matthew. However, Jesus did not give up on him. Instead, the Lord took Matthew under His wing and dis...
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Oct 11, 2023 · The tax collector Zacchaeus (Luke 19:2-10) even confessed to Jesus, upon his conversion, that he would give back to everyone he had defrauded, seemingly confirming the habit of extortion tax collectors like him were known for. As a Jew, being a tax collector, though personally profitable, often made the individual an outcast and social pariah.
Feb 18, 2024 · Matthew, also known as Levi, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus to accompany him during his earthly ministry. Prior to answering the call of Jesus, Matthew was employed as a tax collector, a profession that was deeply despised and viewed with suspicion by the Jewish community. In the Gospel accounts, Matthew is often referred to as ...
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Zaccheus (whose name, ironically, means "just" or "pure") the tax collector was a short (possibly less than five feet or 1.5 meters tall) but quite wealthy and well known person in Jericho. He was the city's chief gatherer of customs fees and likely employed others as well. Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
