And it came to pass.. Hebraism: frequent in O.. See note on Genesis 1:2.

sat at meat. was reclining

the house. his house:

he. Matthew's house. Compare Luke 5:29. so in Matthew 9:28.

publicans. tax-gatherers.

sinners. Especially in. religious sense. This usage is common in the Inscriptions in Asia Minor (Deiss-mann).

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