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.
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Gill's Exposition
And when the Pharisees saw it,.... The feast Matthew made, the guests that were invited, and particularly that Christ sat down to meat with such vile and wicked company; they and the Scribes, as Mark…
Barnes' Notes
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house - This was at a feast given to him by “Levi” or “Matthew,” Luk 5:29. This is another circumstance favorable to Matthew, but omitted by him, and…
In these verses we have an account of the grace and favour of Christ to poor publicans, particularly to Matthew. What he did to the bodies of people was to make way for a kind design upon their souls.…
Cambridge Bible
A Meal in the Evangelist's House. Mar 2:15-17; Luk 5:29-32
10. in the house St Luke says "and Levi made him a great feast," which makes it clear that the meal was in Levi's house.
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