Luke 5 · Verse 28

Luke 5:28

And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Luke 5:28, King James Version

Luke 5:28 in other translations

BSBand Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
WEBHe left everything, and rose up and followed him.
ASVAnd he forsook all, and rose up and followed him.
YLTand he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.
DARBYAnd having left all, rising up, he followed him.
BBEAnd giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
WebsterAnd he left all, arose, and followed him.

What does Luke 5:28 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 28. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 And he left all - Καταλιπων - completely abandoning his office, and every thing connected with it. He who wishes to preach the Gospel, like the disciples of Christ, must have no earthly entanglement. If he have, his whole labor will be marred by it. The concerns of his own soul, and those of the multitudes to whom he preaches, are sufficient to engross all his attention, and to employ all his powers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 5:27-39

It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace…

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Luke 5:28 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
καταλιπὼνkatalipōnhaving leftG2641
πάνταpantaall [things]G3956
ἀναστὰςanastashaving arisenG450
ἠκολούθειēkoloutheihe was followingG190
αὐτῷ.autōHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 5:28

  • Luke 5:11

    And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

  • 1 Kings 19:19-21

    So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

  • Matthew 19:22-27

    But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? …

  • Luke 9:59-62

    And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11; 9:59-62; 1Ki 19:19-21; Mt 19:22-27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 5:27

    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.

  • Luke 5:28

    And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

  • Luke 5:29

    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.

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Luke 5:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dejadas todas las cosas, levantándose, le siguió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quittant tout, il se leva et le suivit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und alles verlassend, stand er auf und folgte ihm nach.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et relictis omnibus, surgens secutus est eum.