Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Matthew

Matthew 9:9–13; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27–32

A tax collector at Capernaum whom Jesus called with the words “Follow me,” and who got up and followed (Matthew 9:9). Mark and Luke call him Levi and say that he gave a great feast for Jesus, to which many tax collectors and sinners came (Mark 2:14–15; Luke 5:27–29). He is named among the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3), and the first Gospel has been credited to him since early times.

His birth year isn't recorded; the bar assumes he was a young man when called in AD 30. A tax collector at Capernaum, traditionally the author of the first Gospel. Scripture doesn't record his death, and later traditions disagree about where and how he died. The end date shown is only an estimate.

Family

Father

Alphaeus

Mother

Mary (uncertain)

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