# General Information:

These events occur at the house of Matthew the tax collector.

# the house

This is probably Matthew's house, but it could also be Jesus' house. Specify only if needed to avoid confusion.

# behold

This marks the beginning of another event in the larger story. It may involve different people than the previous events. Your language may have a way of doing this.

# When the Pharisees saw it

"When the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the tax collectors and sinful people"

# Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinful people?

The Pharisees use this question to criticize what Jesus is doing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/taxcollector]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pharisee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/teacher]]