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- 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"