Matthew, also known as Levi, worked as a tax collectorfor the occupying Roman government when Jesus called him. According to the gospel that bears his name, he literally got up and "walked off the job" to follow Jesus. (Matthew 9:9)
He wrote what happened while he was a disciple of Jesus
Peter
Most of the disciples were simple fishermen, Matthew was a tax collector.
a fisherman
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paul
St. Thomas was a disciple of Jesus and an apostle. Before becoming a disciple, he was a fisherman.
The disciple Matthew is believed to have been martyred by being stabbed to death in Ethiopia.
If you are referring to St. James the Greater, he was a fisherman before he became an apostle.
James was a fisherman.
Before he became a disciple of Our Lord he was a fisherman.
Mathew Ryan had played 7 times for Australia before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.