Discovery BoxMark 2:15 
Context2:15 As Jesus 1 was having a meal 2 in Levi’s 3 home, many tax collectors 4 and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
Mark 5:19
Context5:19 But 5 Jesus 6 did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, “Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, 7 that he had mercy on you.”
Mark 10:29
Context10:29 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, 8 there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “As he reclined at table.”
sn As Jesus was having a meal. 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.
3 tn Grk “his.”
4 sn The tax collectors would bid to collect taxes for the Roman government and then add a surcharge, which they kept. Since tax collectors worked for Rome, they were viewed as traitors to their own people and were not well liked.
5 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 sn Jesus instructs the man to declare what the Lord has done for him, in contrast to the usual instructions (e.g., 1:44; 5:43) to remain silent. Here in Gentile territory Jesus allowed more open discussion of his ministry. D. L. Bock (Luke [BECNT], 1:781) suggests that with few Jewish religious representatives present, there would be less danger of misunderstanding Jesus’ ministry as political.
8 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
