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Source language
Original Greek   
Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἐθεάσατο τελώνην ὀνόματι Λευὶν καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἀκολούθει μοι.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kai meta tauta exelthen kai etheasato telonen onomati Leuin kathemenon epi to telonion, kai eipen auto* Akolouthei moi.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et post haec exiit et vidit publicanum nomine Levi sedentem ad teloneum et ait illi sequere me

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office: and he said unto him, Follow me.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
New King James Version   
After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.”
21st Century King James Version   
And after these things He went forth and saw a publican named Levi, sitting in the customhouse, and He said unto him, “Follow Me.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
After these things Yeshua went out and he saw a Tax Collector whose name was Levi, who sat in The House of Customs, and he said to him, “Come after me.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And after these things he went forth and saw a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the receipt of taxes, and said to him, Follow me.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.”
God's Word   
After that, Jesus left. He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in a tax office. Jesus said to him, "Follow me!"
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, "Follow Me!"
International Standard Version   
After that, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's desk. He told him, "Follow me!"
NET Bible   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him.
New American Standard Bible   
After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
New International Version   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. "Follow me," Jesus said to him,
New Living Translation   
Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector's booth. "Follow me and be my disciple," Jesus said to him.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.
Weymouth New Testament   
After this He went out and noticed a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the Toll office; and He said to him, "Follow me."
The World English Bible   
After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"
EasyEnglish Bible   
After this happened, Jesus went away from that house. He saw a man that took taxes from people. He was working in his office. His name was Levi. Jesus said to him, ‘Come with me and be my disciple.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'
New Life Version   
After this Jesus went out and saw a man who gathered taxes. His name was Levi (Matthew). Levi was sitting at his work. Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
And after that, He went forth and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and said to him, “Follow Me.”
The Voice Bible   
Some time later, Jesus walked along the street and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in his tax office. Jesus: Follow Me.
Living Bible   
Later on as Jesus left the town he saw a tax collector—with the usual reputation for cheating—sitting at a tax collection booth. The man’s name was Levi. Jesus said to him, “Come and be one of my disciples!”
New Catholic Bible   
After this, he went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting at his customs post. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And after that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And after these things he went forth and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said unto him, Follow me.
Christian Standard Bible   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And after this, Jesus went out and looked [attentively] at a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office; and He said to him, Join Me as a disciple and side with My party and accompany Me.
New Century Version   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax collector’s booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
The Message   
After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, “Come along with me.” And he did—walked away from everything and went with him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
After these things, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at the tax collector’s booth. He said to him, “Follow me.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.”
New Matthew Bible   
And after that, Jesus went out and saw a publican named Levi sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me.
Good News Translation®   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Wycliffe Bible   
And after these things Jesus went out, and saw a publican, Levi by name, sitting at the tollbooth. And he said to him, Follow thou me;
New Testament for Everyone   
After this Jesus went out and saw a tax-collector called Levi, sitting at the tax-office. “Follow me,” he said.
Contemporary English Version   
Later, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Later on, Jesus went out and looked straight at a tax-collector called Levi, as he sat at his office desk. “Follow me,” he said to him.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
After this he went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Afterward, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at a kiosk for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
After this Jesus went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi (Matthew) sitting at the tax booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk].”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.”
New American Standard Bible   
After that He went out and looked at a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”
The Expanded Bible   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax collector’s booth [C probably a tariff booth for taxing goods in transit]. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
Tree of Life Version   
After these things, Yeshua went out and observed a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, “Follow Me.”
Revised Standard Version   
After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.”
New International Reader's Version   
After this, Jesus left the house. He saw a tax collector sitting at the tax booth. The man’s name was Levi. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him.
BRG Bible   
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Later Yeshua went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi sitting in his tax-collection booth; and he said to him, “Follow me!”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
After this, Jesus went out. He saw a tax collector named Levi. Levi was sitting at the place where people came to pay taxes. Jesus said to him `Come with me.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
After this he went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And after these things Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach went out and saw a moches (tax collector) named Levi [Mattityahu] sitting in the tax office, and he said to him, Follow me.
Names of God Bible   
After that, Yeshua left. He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in a tax office. Yeshua said to him, “Follow me!”
Modern English Version   
After these things He went out and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax collector’s station. He said to him, “Follow Me.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
After this Jesus went out and saw a tax collector sitting at his place for collecting taxes. His name was Levi. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
International Children’s Bible   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
Lexham English Bible   
And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!”
New International Version - UK   
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus said to him,
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And after these things, He went out and saw a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, “Be following Me!”