What was Matthew's job before he was a disciple of Jesus?

Question

let me know where you find it in the Bible

Answer 1

Quoting from the New King James Version of the Bible:

"Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon... Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son..." Matthew 10: 2-3

There are also other references in the Bible where Jesus first meets Matthew (aka Levi) on the job (Luke 5:27)...

Answer 2

Matthew was a tax collector before he followed Jesus...
Luke 5:27-32

Answer 3

tax collector. It says in Matthew 9:9

Answer 4

He was the tax collector...its in the Gospel accounts when Jesus starts collecting up his Apostles.

Remember too, tax collectors in those days were about the same as a thief.

Answer 5

Who told you that Matthew was Matthew and that Matthew wrote the Gospel of Matthew?

Luke is the key figure here, and he claims to have had access to all that was written by as many as chose to write.

John makes a similar claim when he speaks of the author of John as "we" in his closing chapter.

Matthew, Mark and Luke are said to be synoptic Gospels but John"s claim as "we" puts him in the same category, and Luke is also the author of the Acts of The Apostles, which tells of a serious conspiracy to cover up and to confuse and to deceive and to chart out a puzzle for those who would more closely examine, and who can enjoy putting the pieces together to work out the fact from the fantasy, and, abracadabra, its busted open.

Luke wrote for Theophilus, his emperor, also of pagan origin, and wanting to inform his subjects in the best of ways for controlling the Empire.

We may well refer to the Gospels as those of Luke, Luke, Luke, and Luke, and we may even suggest that Lucifer would have been the better title.

Whats in a name if you dont want to go after the facts?

Its nice to see the changing face of Christianity in Answers as the attitude of Christians are beginning to be enlightened and shifting away from the abusive and the ignorant.

Answer 6

Matthew was a tax collector.

Answer 7

He was a Roman Tax collector in Jerusalem and around in Israel
The Judeans hated tax collectors for Rome. They considered them traitors. Ungodly men.
(Mat 10:3) Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
(Mat 9:9 )And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
(Luk 5:27) And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi (Matthew), sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

In antiquity, publicans (Latin publicanus) were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects. In addition, they served as tax collectors for the Roman Republic (and later the Empire), bidding on contracts (from the Senate in Rome) for the collection of various types of taxes. Importantly, this role as tax collectors wasn't emphasized until late into the history of the Republic (c. 1st century BC).

Answer 8

Tax collector

Answer 9

Tax collector
Find it somewhere in the Gosples

Answer 10

Matthew (Greek) is also known by his Hebrew name, Levi.

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Matthew 9:8 (NIV)
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

Mark 2:14 (NIV)
As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

Luke 5:27-28 (NIV)
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, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.