Lucas 5

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.
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Levi (Mateus) era publicano - cobradores de impostos odiados por colaborarem com Roma. A escolha mostra inversão de valores.
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.