## Levi's  house ##

"the home of Levi"

## many tax collectors and sinful people were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. ##

"many tax collectors and sinful people who followed Jesus were dining with him and his disciples"

## "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinful people?" ##

The scribes and Pharisees were showing that they disapproved of what Jesus was doing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] Alternate translation: "He should not eat and drink with sinners and men who collect taxes."