Discovery BoxMatthew 9:10 
Context9:10 As 1 Jesus 2 was having a meal 3 in Matthew’s 4 house, many tax collectors 5 and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
Matthew 9:13
Context9:13 Go and learn what this saying means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ 6 For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
1 tn Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “was reclining 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.
4 tn Grk “in the house.” The Greek article is used here in a context that implies possession, and the referent of the implied possessive pronoun (Matthew) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
