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649 B
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14 lines
649 B
Markdown
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## translationWords
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* [[en:tw:jesus]]
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* [[en:tw:matthew]]
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* [[en:tw:taxcollector]]
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## translationNotes
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* **After these things happened** - This refers to what happened in the previous verses.
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* **saw a tax collector** - That is, "looked at a tax collector with attention" or "looked carefully at a tax collector."
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* **tax collecting place** - "tax booth" or "tax-collecting station." This was a booth or table at the side of the road where people had to pay taxes to the government.
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* **Follow me** - This can also be translated as "Be my disciple" or "Come, follow me as your teacher."
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* **left everything** - "left his work as a tax collector"
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