Mat 9:10 | PNT | STEP | As he sat at meat . At a meal. In the house . The house of Matthew. Matthew made a feast ( ). Many publicans and sinners came . Matthew's old associates. They were invited. Publicans . Collectors of the Roman tax, usually Jews, but hated because they collected a hateful tax, often, too, grasping and unscrupulous. Sinners . Persons excommunicated from the synagogue. An orthodox Jew would not eat with them. When the term "sinner" is applied to a woman, it usually means an outcast.

Matthew 9:10

As he sat at meat. At a meal.

In the house. The house of Matthew. Matthew made a feast (Mr 2:15 Lu 5:29).

Many publicans and sinners came. Matthew's old associates. They were invited.

Publicans. Collectors of the Roman tax, usually Jews, but hated because they collected a hateful tax, often, too, grasping and unscrupulous.

Sinners. Persons excommunicated from the synagogue. An orthodox Jew would not eat with them. When the term "sinner" is applied to a woman, it usually means an outcast.