JESUS CAME TO CALL SINNERS

Mark 2:13-17

Key Verse 17

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

1. Read verses 13-14a. What did Jesus do for a large crowd? (13) What does Levi’s occupation tell us about him? (14a)

2. Read verse 14b. What did Jesus’ words “follow me” mean to Levi? What might have led him to follow Jesus decisively?

3. Read verses 15-17. How did Levi celebrate his new life? (15) Why did the Pharisees criticize Jesus? (16) How did Jesus answer them? (17) What does this show about the purpose of His coming?