Luke 5:28

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

Cross-reference

Luke 5:11 Parallel

Luke 5:11 describes the first disciples leaving their nets—same phrase 'left everything and followed,' showing a pattern of total response.

Luke 9:59-62 stresses the urgency of following without delay or looking back, just as Levi left immediately.

Luke 14:33 Parallel

In Luke 14:33, Jesus later teaches that renouncing all is required— Levi's immediate obedience here exemplifies that hard saying.

1 Kings 19:19-21 shows Elisha leaving his oxen to follow Elijah, a type of the total abandonment of livelihood seen in Levi.

In Matthew 19:22-27, the rich young ruler fails to leave wealth while Levi succeeds— contrasting responses to the same radical call.

In 1 Kings 19:21, Elisha burns his plow and follows Elijah— a decisive break with livelihood that prefigures Levi's leaving everything for Jesus.

Matthew 9:9 Parallel

In Matthew 9:9, the same call of Matthew (Levi) is recorded— he rose and followed Jesus, a direct synoptic parallel.

Matthew 19:27 Related theme

In Matthew 19:27, Peter declares the disciples 'left everything' to follow Jesus— echoing Levi's action as a pattern for all disciples.