19 lines
541 B
Markdown
19 lines
541 B
Markdown
## After these things happened ##
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This refers to what happened in the previous verses.
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## saw a tax collector ##
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That is, "looked at a tax collector with attention" or "looked carefully at a tax collector."
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## tax collecting place ##
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"tax booth" or "tax-collecting station." This was a booth or table at the side of the road where people had to pay taxes to the government.
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## Follow me ##
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This can also be translated as "Be my disciple" or "Come, follow me as your teacher."
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## left everything ##
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"left his work as a tax collector" |