But when[a] the crowds saw this,[b] they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.

Matthew Called to Follow Jesus

And as[c] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and[d] followed him.

10 And it happened as[e] he was dining[f] in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming and[g] dining[h] with Jesus and his disciples.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 9:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 9:9 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Matthew 9:9 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Matthew 9:10 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was dining”)
  6. Matthew 9:10 Literally “was reclining at table”
  7. Matthew 9:10 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“were coming”) has been translated as a finite verb
  8. Matthew 9:10 Literally “reclining at table”