Markus 2:15
Konteks2:15 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.
Markus 10:33
Konteks10:33 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. 5 They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.
[2:15] 1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[2:15] 2 tn Grk “As he reclined at table.”
[2:15] 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.
[2:15] 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.
[10:33] 5 tn Or “chief priests and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.