# General Information:

This is the next part of the story. We do not know where this take places; it is simply one day when Jesus was teaching.

# Now

This marks the beginning of a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])

# all the tax collectors

This is an exaggeration to stress that there were very many of them. AT: "many tax collectors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# This man welcomes sinners

"This man lets sinners into his presence" or "This man associates with sinners"

# This man

They were talking about Jesus.

# even eats with them

The word "even" shows that they thought it was bad enough that Jesus allowed sinners to come to him, but it was worse that he would eat with them.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/taxcollector]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pharisee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/scribe]]