Matthew was a tax collector when he left his job to follow Jesus. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%209:9&version=31;</ref> He was the author of the first Gospel, which was written in Greek primarily for the Jewish audience. Some claim that a notebook containing Hebrew notes were also written by Matthew.
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Matthew was a tax collector when he left his job to follow [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%209:9&version=31;</ref> He was the author of the first [[Gospel]], which was written in Greek primarily for the Jewish audience. Some claim that a notebook containing Hebrew notes were also written by Matthew.