## translationWords

* [[en:tw:disciple]]
* [[en:tw:jesus]]
* [[en:tw:matthew]]
* [[en:tw:pharisee]]
* [[en:tw:scribe]]
* [[en:tw:sin]]
* [[en:tw:taxcollector]]

## translationNotes

* **Levi's  house** - "the home of Levi"
* **many tax collectors and sinful people were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.** - "many tax collectors and sinful people who followed Jesus were dining with him and his disciples"
* **"Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinful people?"** - The scribes and Pharisees were showing that they disapproved of what Jesus was doing. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion]] Alternate translation: "He should not eat and drink with sinners and men who collect taxes."