Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
Holman Bible
As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:
International Standard Version
Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable:
A Conservative Version
And when a large multitude gathered together, and those coming to him from each city, he spoke by a parable.
American Standard Version
And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:
Amplified
When a large crowd was gathering together, and people from city after city were coming to Him, He spoke [to them] using a parable:
An Understandable Version
Then when a large crowd assembled and people from every town were coming to Jesus, He told them this parable [i.e., a brief story to illustrate His teaching]:
Anderson New Testament
And when a great multitude had assembled, and they were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:
Bible in Basic English
And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:
Common New Testament
And when a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:
Daniel Mace New Testament
A vast number of people being assembled, and crowding to him from all quarters, he thus address'd himself to them by way of parable.
Darby Translation
And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:
Godbey New Testament
A great multitude being with Him, and coming to Him throughout every city, He spoke in a parable:
Goodspeed New Testament
When a great throng was gathering and people were coming to him from one town after another, he said in his figurative way,
Julia Smith Translation
And a great crowd being together, and coming to him in the city, he spake by a parable:
King James 2000
And when many people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [while] a large crowd was gathering and [they] were going to him from town [after town], he spoke by means of a parable:
Modern King James verseion
And a great crowd coming together, and those in each city coming to Him, He spoke by a parable:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of all cities, he spake by a similitude,
Moffatt New Testament
As a large crowd was gathering and as people were resorting to him from town after town, he addressed them in a parable.
Montgomery New Testament
As a great crowd was gathering, and men of town after town kept restoring to him, he spoke a parable to them.
NET Bible
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable:
New Heart English Bible
When a great crowd came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.
Noyes New Testament
And a great multitude collecting together, and people from the cities going out to him, he spoke by a parable:
Sawyer New Testament
And a great multitude having come together, and persons having come to him from every city, he said in a parable,
The Emphasized Bible
And, seeing that a great multitude were coming together, and they who from every city were journeying forth unto him, he spake through means of a parable: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now when a vast multitude was collected, even those who came to him out of every city, he spake by a parable.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and, when the people of town after town were flocking to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable:
Webster
And when many people were collected, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:
Weymouth New Testament
And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them.
Williams New Testament
Now as a great crowd was coming together and people were coming to Him from one town after another, He said by way of a story:
World English Bible
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.
Worrell New Testament
And, when a large multitude was coming together, and those from city after city were coming to Him, He spake through a parable:
Worsley New Testament
And when a great multitude was gathered together, of those that came to Him out of every city, He spake a parable saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 8:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
3 And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance. 4 And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed: 5 and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Cross References
Matthew 13:2-9
And great multitudes were gathered together, to him, so that he went into the vessel and sat, and all the multitude stood on the shore.
Mark 4:1-9
And again he taught by the sea-side, and a great multitude was gathered to him, so that going into the boat, he sat in the sea, and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.