Matthew 13:2
New International Version
Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.

New Living Translation
A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.

English Standard Version
And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.

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

Berean Literal Bible
And great crowds were gathered together to Him, so that He having entered into a boat, sat down, and all the crowd stood on the shore.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

New American Standard Bible
And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

NASB 1995
And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

NASB 1977
And great multitudes gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole multitude was standing on the beach.

Legacy Standard Bible
And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

Amplified Bible
But such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat there [positioning Himself as a teacher], while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Christian Standard Bible
Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And great crowds were assembled to him so that he embarked, seating himself in a ship, and all the crowds were standing on the beach by the sea.

Contemporary English Version
Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat. He sat in the boat while the entire crowd stood on the shore.

Good News Translation
The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore.

International Standard Version
Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the entire crowd stood on the shore.

Literal Standard Version
and gathered together to Him were many multitudes, so that He having gone into the boat sat down, and all the multitude on the beach stood,

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

New American Bible
Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore.

NET Bible
And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

New Revised Standard Version
Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.

New Heart English Bible
And large crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

Webster's Bible Translation
And great multitudes were gathered to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Weymouth New Testament
when a vast multitude of people crowded round Him. He therefore went on board a boat and sat there, while all the people stood on the shore.

World English Bible
Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

Young's Literal Translation
and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

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Context
The Parable of the Sower
1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore. 3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.…

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.

Luke 8:4
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:


Treasury of Scripture

And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

great.

Matthew 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Matthew 15:30
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

so.

Mark 4:1
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.

Luke 5:3
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

a ship.

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Matthew 13
1. The parable of the sower and the seed;
18. the explanation of it.
24. The parable of the weeds;
31. of the mustard seed;
33. of the leaven;
36. explanation of the parable of the weeds.
44. The parable of the hidden treasure;
45. of the pearl;
47. of the drag net cast into the sea.
53. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.














Verse 2. - And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship. The article wrongly inserted in the Received Text (τὸ πλοῖον) suggests that it was the boat which, as some think, waited upon him. (For another occasion when he taught from a boat, cf. Luke 5:3.) And sat; and the whole multitude stood; was standing. The position of ἱστήκει at the end of the sentence in the Greek emphasizes their attitude. Their numbers compelled it, and they disregarded the fatigue. Further, the tense (pluperf., equivalent to imperf.) pictures them as patiently standing there. On the shore; beach (Revised Version); ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλόν: i.e. this part at least of the shore was covered with sand or pebbles. Possibly we have signs of an eyewitness, both in the exact description of the spot, and in the vividness of the ἱστήκει (comp. John 1:35, al.; and Bishop Westcott's remarks in Expositor, III. 5:248; cf., too, Introduction, p. 12.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[Such]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

large
πολλοί (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

crowds
ὄχλοι (ochloi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

gathered
συνήχθησαν (synēchthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.

around
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

that
ὥστε (hōste)
Conjunction
Strong's 5620: So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore.

He
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

got into
ἐμβάντα (embanta)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1684: To step in; I go onboard a ship, embark. From en and the base of basis; to walk on, i.e. Embark, reach.

a boat
πλοῖον (ploion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

[and] sat down,
καθῆσθαι (kathēsthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.

while
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all
πᾶς (pas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

stood
εἱστήκει (heistēkei)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

shore.
αἰγιαλὸν (aigialon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 123: Sea-coast, (sandy) beach; shore (of sea or lake), land. From aisso and hals (on which the waves dash).


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