Matthew 9:10 - Exposition

And it came to pass, as Jesus ( he , Revised Version) sat at meat; "Gr. reclined : and so always"; of. Matthew 26:20 . In the house; Luke, "And Levi made him a great feast in his house." Whether or not this was the same as the τελώνιον , we have no means of knowing, but presumably it was not. Behold, many publicans ( Matthew 5:46 , note) and sinners . The second term seems to include all who openly impugned or neglected the Law. It is, therefore, sometimes used with special reference to Gentiles ( Matthew 26:45 ; cf Galatians 2:15 ). Came and sat down with him (Revised Version, Jesus , emphatic) and his disciples.