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Matthew 13:2

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

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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
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
KJV
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
WEB
Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
ASV
And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
DARBY
And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
BLB
And many crowds were gathered together to Him so that He, having entered into a boat, sat down, and all the crowd stood on the shore.
ÅB
og store folkemenger samlet seg omkring ham. Så at han gikk ut i en båt og satte seg der, og folkemengden sto på stranden.
OTB
Store folkemengder samlet seg rundt ham, så han gikk opp i en båt og satte seg, mens folkemengden sto på stranden.
B1930
og meget folk samlet sig om ham, så at han gikk ut i en båt og satte sig der; og alt folket stod på stranden.

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Cross references

  • Luke 5:3

    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

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  • Matthew 15:30

    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

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  • Luke 8:4–8

    While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

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  • Genesis 49:10

    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

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  • Matthew 4:25

    The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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  • 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.

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