MAT 9:10 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]Later when Yeshua was eating at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came in and sat at the table together with Yeshua and his disciples.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And it happened that he was reclining to eat in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinners, having come, were dining with Jesus and his disciples.

UST Later, Jesus was feasting in Matthew’s home. Many people who collected taxes and other sinful people arrived! They feasted with Jesus and his apprentices.

BSB Later, as [Jesus] was dining at [Matthew’s] house, many tax collectors and sinners came [and] ate with [Him] and His disciples.

BLB And it came to pass, of Him reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

AICNT And it happened that as he reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.

OEB And, later on, when he was having dinner in the house, a number of tax collectors and outcasts came in and took their places at the table with Jesus and his disciples.

WEBBE As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

WMBB As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Yeshua and his disciples.

NET As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

LSV And it came to pass, He reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were dining with Jesus and His disciples,

FBV While Jesus was eating at Matthew's home, many tax-collectors and sinners came and sat down at the table with Jesus and his disciples.

TCNT Later, as Jesus reclined at the table in Matthew's house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and reclined with him and his disciples.

T4T Then I invited Jesus and his disciples to my home for a meal. While they were sitting and eating in my home, many tax collectors and other people who were {whom the Pharisees} considered to be habitual sinners came unexpectedly to eat with us.

LEB And it happened as[fn] he _⌊was dining_⌋[fn] in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming and[fn] _⌊dining_⌋[fn] with Jesus and his disciples.

9:10 *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was dining”)

9:10 Literally “was reclining at table”

9:10 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“were coming”) has been translated as a finite verb

9:10 Literally “reclining at table”

BBE And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.

Moff Jesus was at table indoors, and many taxgatherers and sinners had come to be guests with him and his disciples.

Wymth And while He was reclining at table, a large number of tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus and His disciples.

ASV And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

DRA And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

YLT And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

Drby And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.

RV And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

SLT And it was he sitting at table in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinful, having come, sat at table with Jesus and his disciples.

Wbstr And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

KJB-1769 ¶ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

KJB-1611 ¶ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in the house, behold, many publicanes and sinners, came and sate downe with him and his Disciples.
(¶ And it came to pass, as Yesus/Yeshua sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicanes and sinners, came and sat down with him and his Disciples.)

Bshps And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many publicans also and sinners came, and sate downe with Iesus and his disciples.
(And it came to pass, as Yesus/Yeshua sat at meat in his house, behold, many publicans also and sinners came, and sat down with Yesus/Yeshua and his disciples.)

Gnva And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples.
(And it came to pass, as Yesus/Yeshua sat at meat in his house, behold, many Publicans and sinners, that came thither/there, sat down at the table with Yesus/Yeshua and his disciples. )

Cvdl And he arose, and folowed him. And it came to passe as he sat at meate in the house: beholde, many publicans and synners came and sat downe also with Iesus and hys disciples.
(And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass as he sat at meat in the house: behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down also with Yesus/Yeshua and his disciples.)

TNT And it came to passe as he sat at meate in the housse: beholde many publicans and synners came and sate downe also with Iesus and hys disciples.
(And it came to pass as he sat at meat in the house: behold many publicans and sinners came and sat down also with Yesus/Yeshua and his disciples. )

Wycl And he roos, and folewide hym. And it was don, the while he sat `at the mete in the hous, lo! many pupplicans and synful men camen, and saten `at the mete with Jhesu and hise disciplis.
(And he rose, and folewide him. And it was done, the while he sat at the meet in the house, lo! many pupplicans and sinful men came, and sat at the meet with Yhesu and his disciples.)

Luth Und es begab sich, da er zu Tische saß im Hause, siehe, da kamen viel Zöllner und Sünder und saßen zu Tische mit JEsu und seinen Jüngern.
(And it gifted itself/yourself/themselves, there he to/for tables sat in_the house, see/look, there came many Zöllner and sinners and sat to/for tables with Yesu and his disciples.)

ClVg Et factum est, discumbente eo in domo, ecce multi publicani et peccatores venientes, discumbebant cum Jesu, et discipulis ejus.[fn]
(And done it_is, discumbente by_him in/into/on at_home, behold many publicni and sinners coming, discumbebant when/with Yesu, and students his. )

9.10 In domo. Non dicit cujus, sed Lucas exprimit, etc., usque ad conversione pœnitentium ostenditur. Ecce multi publicani. Bonum præsagium: jam ejus exemplo multi convertuntur. Jam post se multos trahit, Apostolus et doctor gentium futurus. HIER. Publicanis et peccatoribus. Tertullianus dicit hos fuisse ethnicos, etc., usque ad præcepit: In viam gentium ne abieritis. Peccatores venientes discumbebant. Pœnitentes, exemplo Matthæi, veniam sperantes: unde Marcus dicit hic: quia multi sequebantur eum Marc. 2..

9.10 In at_home. Not/No he_says whose, but Lucas expresses, etc., until to conversion penitents is_shown. Behold many publicni. Good beforesagium: already his example many are_converted. Now after himself many trahit, Apostolus and doctor nations to_be. HIER. Publicanis and sinners. Tertullianus he_says these to_have_been ethnicos, etc., until to ordered: In way/road nations not you_will_open. Sinneres coming discumbebant. Pœnitentes, example Matthæi, I_will_come they_hopees: from_where/who Marcus he_says hic: because many they_followed him Marc. 2..

UGNT καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, καὶ ἰδοὺ, πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.
(kai egeneto autou anakeimenou en taʸ oikia, kai idou, polloi telōnai kai hamartōloi elthontes sunanekeinto tōi Yaʸsou kai tois mathaʸtais autou.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, ⸀καὶ ἰδοὺ πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.
(Kai egeneto autou anakeimenou en taʸ oikia, ⸀kai idou polloi telōnai kai hamartōloi elthontes sunanekeinto tōi Yaʸsou kai tois mathaʸtais autou.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, καὶ ἰδού, πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.
(Kai egeneto autou anakeimenou en taʸ oikia, kai idou, polloi telōnai kai hamartōloi elthontes sunanekeinto tōi Yaʸsou kai tois mathaʸtais autou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, καὶ ἰδού, πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.
(Kai egeneto autou anakeimenou en taʸ oikia, kai idou, polloi telōnai kai hamartōloi elthontes sunanekeinto tōi Yaʸsou kai tois mathaʸtais autou. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:9–13: Jesus invited Matthew to be his disciple

In this section, Jesus asked a tax collector named Matthew to follow him and be his disciple. Most Jews considered tax collectors to be traitors and thieves. They were traitors because they were Jews who collected taxes for the conquering Roman government. They were thieves because they forced fellow Jews to give them more taxes than the Romans required. Then they kept the extra money and got rich.

Not only did Jesus ask a tax collector to be one of his disciples, he also ate and fellowshipped with other tax collectors and sinners. The Pharisees criticized him for doing this. Jesus responded by telling them that his purpose in coming into the world was to call such sinners to repent. He did not come for people who are righteous or for those who are well. Jesus showed his critics that associating with sinners in order to help them to repent was a proper attitude for believers.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus Chooses Matthew (CEV)

The Call of Matthew (NRSV)

The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners (NET)

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 2:13–17 and Luke 5:27–32.

9:10a

Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house,

¶ Later, Jesus went to Matthew’s house. While he was eating,
¶ Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to eat at his house. While they were eating,

Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house: Some events happened between Jesus asking Matthew to follow him (in 9:9c), and Jesus reclining to eat a meal in Matthew’s house (in 9:10a). Somewhere between these two events, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to come and eat at his house, and they went.

In some languages, it is important to include some of this implied information. For example:

Later Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to eat at his home. While they were eating

Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests (NLT)

Later, as Jesus: In Greek, only Jesus is mentioned here. However, in 9:10c, Jesus’ disciples are also mentioned. In some languages, it will be more natural to mention the disciples here. For example:

Jesus and his disciples (CEV)

was dining: The Greek word that the BSB translates as was dining is literally just “reclined” or “lay.” The Greek text does not mention a eating explicitly. However, the BSB and many other English versions translate this word to imply eating because it is common for many people in western cultures to “recline” at tables to eat. Also 9:10c explicitly mentions eating, so it likely that this Greek verb indicates Jesus’ physical posture as he ate.

In this context, the Greek word probably means that Jesus was lying on his side on a low couch or cushion as he ate. His head was propped on one elbow. This was one of the positions that people of Jesus’ time used when they ate, especially if it was a special meal.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

was having a meal (GNT)

was eating

at Matthew’s house: This phrase refers to Matthew’s house.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

in Matthew’s house (GNT)

9:10b

many tax collectors and sinners came

many tax collectors and many sinners surprisingly came
many collectors of taxes and many other evil/sinful people came

The Greek of 9:10b begins with a word that is often translated as “behold.” It indicates that something extraordinary will happen. The BSB does not translate this word. Here, what is unexpected is that Jesus and his disciples ate with tax collectors and other sinners. This is something that Pharisees would not do.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

it happened (NJB)

unexpectedly

tax collectors: The term tax collectors refers to Jews who collected taxes from their fellow Jews. These Jews were employed by the conquering Romans to do this. The Romans did not pay them wages. Rather they allowed the tax collectors to take extra taxes as their pay. But many tax collectors took a lot extra and made themselves rich. So most Jews considered them to be traitors who worked for an oppressive foreign power. They also considered them to be thieves. And since tax collectors had contact with the Gentile Romans, they were also considered to be religiously contaminated (“unclean”).

Here are some other ways to translate this term:

people who collect taxes

people who took money from the people for the Roman government

This term also occurs in 5:46b.

If people in your area will not think of tax collectors as bad people, you may want to include some implied information.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Include some implied information in the term tax collectors. For example:
corrupt tax collectors
evil tax collectors
Include some implied information in the term sinners that reflects on tax collectors. For example:
tax collectors and other sinners (CEV)

sinners: The word sinners refers to two other types of Jews:

Jews who were sinful/immoral. They did not follow the laws of Moses, and
Jews who did not follow the strict laws of the Pharisees regarding how to remain ceremonially clean/pure.

The Pharisees believed that they would become unclean/impure if they associated with either of these types of people. So they shunned them.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

lawbreakers

other people whom the Jewish leaders regarded as sinful people

people who were thought/said to be evil/sinful

outcasts (GNT)

9:10c

and ate with Him and His disciples.

and were eating with Jesus and his disciples.
and ate with them.

ate with Him and His disciples: The Greek word that the BSB translates as ate is literally “reclined with” or “lay with.” It is a similar word to the one used of Jesus in 9:10a (“was dining”). As in 9:10a, the word ate indicates that the tax collectors and sinners ate a meal with Jesus and his disciples.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

and ate with him and his disciples (NIV)

and joined them at the meal

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

καὶ ἐγένετο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ καί ἰδού πολλοί τελῶναι καί ἁμαρτωλοί ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καί τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ)

Here, the phrase And it happened that introduces something that happened soon after what Matthew previously narrated. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an event that came soon after the previous event. Alternate translation: [Soon after that,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνακειμένου

reclining

In Jesus’ culture, people would usually recline, or lie on one side, when they were eating. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to the position in which people eat in your culture, or you could just refer to eating. Alternate translation: [was sitting down to eat] or [was eating]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῇ οἰκίᾳ

the house

Here it is implied that this is Matthew’s house. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Matthew’s house]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

The word behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to listen, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: [as it happened] or [notice]

Parallel MAT 9:10

Section 9:9–13: Jesus invited Matthew to be his disciple

9:10a

9:10b

9:10c