Mark 2:15
ContextNETBible | 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. |
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NET © Notes |
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. |