Mark 4:1

Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

2 And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
KJV
And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
WEB
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
ASV
And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.
DARBY
And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.
BLB
And again He began to teach beside the sea, and a very great crowd gathered together to Him, so that He, having entered into a boat, sat down in the sea, and all the crowd was close to the sea, on the land.
ÅB
Og han begynte igjen å lære ved sjøen, og meget folk samlet seg om ham, så han gikk ut i en båt og satt i den ute på sjøen, og alt folket var på land ved sjøen.
OTB
Igjen begynte Jesus å undervise ved sjøen. En veldig stor folkemengde samlet seg rundt Ham, så Han gikk ombord i en båt på sjøen og satte seg, mens hele folkemengden var på stranden ved vannkanten.
B1930
Og han begynte atter å lære ved sjøen, og meget folk samlet sig om ham, så han gikk ut i en båt og satt i den ute på sjøen, og alt folket var på land ved sjøen.

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