## translationWords

* [[en:tw:jesus]]
* [[en:tw:matthew]]
* [[en:tw:taxcollector]]

## translationNotes

* **After these things happened** - This refers to what happened in the previous verses.
* **saw a tax collector** - That is, "looked at a tax collector with attention" or "looked carefully at a tax collector."
* **tax collecting place** - "tax booth" or "tax-collecting station." This was a booth or table at the side of the road where people had to pay taxes to the government.
* **Follow me** - This can also be translated as "Be my disciple" or "Come, follow me as your teacher."
* **left everything** - "left his work as a tax collector"