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Matthew (Levi)

Tax collector of Capernaum called by Jesus from the receipt of custom; one of the Twelve; traditional author of the first Gospel, written to show Jesus as Israel's Messiah-King.

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The Calling of Saint Matthew, Caravaggio
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Key Data
Era
New Testament
Titles
Apostle · Evangelist
Tags
apostle · twelve · gospel-writer

Matthew (Levi) in Scripture

Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Matthew (Levi).

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New Testament4 books · 6 mentions

Matthew3 mentions

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Mark1 mention

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Luke1 mention

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Acts1 mention

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Named alongside

Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Matthew 9, Matthew 10, Mark 3, Luke 6 and Acts 1. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

AndrewSimon Peter's brother, first a disciple of the Baptist; he brought Peter to Jesus and found the boy with the loaves (Jo…Matthew 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
PhilipA disciple from Bethsaida who brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked "Show us the Father" (John 1:43-46; 14:8).Matthew 10:3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
ThomasThe disciple who doubted until he saw, then made the Gospel's highest confession: "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28).Matthew 10:3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
DavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.Matthew 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Judas IscariotThe disciple who kept the purse and betrayed Jesus; "he went out straightway: and it was night" (John 13:30).Matthew 10:4Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
MatthiasChosen by lot to replace Judas among the Twelve, on Peter's stated qualification: a man who had been with them the whol…Acts 1:23So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Acts 1:23So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
TheophilusThe named recipient of both Luke and Acts, addressed as "most excellent" (kratistos, a title of rank).Acts 1:1In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

Studies that meet Matthew (Levi)

These studies quote a verse that names Matthew (Levi).

Acts — The Acts of the Holy SpiritActs 1:13ActsActs 1:13The Great Commission — Matthew 28:18–20Matthew 10:3The Great Reversal — the Ledger of LukeLuke 6:15
Studies working in the same chapters2

These do not quote a verse naming Matthew (Levi); they open other passages in the same chapters.

BridegroomMatthew 9The Messianic PsalmsActs 1

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