# Connecting Statement:
At the meal, Jesus speaks with the Pharisees and scribes.
# in his house
"in Levi's house"
# reclining at the table
The Greek style of eating at a feast was to lie on a couch and prop oneself up with the left arm on some pillows. Alternate translation: "eating together" or "eating at the table" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])