Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Great crowds gathered around Him so that He went and sat down in a boat [just off shore], while the crowd stood on the beach.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the whole 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.
A Conservative Version
And many multitudes were gathered to him, so as for him (having entered in) to sit in the boat, and all the multitude had 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.
Amplified
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.
Anderson New Testament
And many multitudes came together to him, so that he went into a ship and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
Bible in Basic English
And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.
Common New Testament
And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and there was so great a croud of people got about him, that he was oblig'd to go into a bark, where he sat, while the people all stood on the shore.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
and many multitudes were gathered unto Him, so that having gone into a ship, He sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
Goodspeed New Testament
And such great crowds gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat down in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And many crowds were assembled together to him; therefore having entered into the ship, he sat down, and all the crowd stood upon the sea shore.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.
Modern King James verseion
And great crowds were gathered to Him, so that He went into a boat and sat. And all the crowd stood on the shore.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And much people resorted unto him; so greatly that he went and sat in a ship, and all the people stood on the shore.
Moffatt New Testament
but, as great crowds gathered to him, he entered a boat and sat down, while all the crowd stood on the beach.
Montgomery New Testament
and such a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach.
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 Heart English Bible
And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.
Noyes New Testament
and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
Sawyer New Testament
And great multitudes came together to him; and he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the shore.
The Emphasized Bible
and there were gathered unto him, large multitudes, so that, he, into a boat, entered, and was sitting, and, all the multitude, on the beach was standing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
Twentieth Century New Testament
such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach.
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
And the crowds that gathered about Him were so great that He got into a boat and remained sitting in it, while all the crowd stood on the seashore.
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.
Worrell New Testament
And there were gathered to Him great multitudes; so that He, having entered into a boat, sat down, and all the multitudes were standing on the beach.
Worsley New Testament
and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,
Youngs 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,
Themes
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Jesus teaches from a ship on
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Multitudes » The multitudes follow Christ
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
1 On that [same] day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down on the shore of the lake [i.e., Lake Galilee]. 2 Great crowds gathered around Him so that He went and sat down in a boat [just off shore], while the crowd stood on the beach. 3 And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, "Once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.
Cross References
Luke 5:3
So, He entered one of the boats that belonged to Simon [i.e., Peter], and asked him to launch out a short distance from shore. Then He sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
Matthew 4:25
Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond [i.e., the east side of] the Jordan River.
Matthew 15:30
Large crowds came to Him, bringing crippled, blind, deaf-mute, disabled and many other [sick] people and laid them down at His feet. And He healed [all of] them,
Mark 4:1
Jesus again began teaching along the shore of the lake [of Galilee]. A huge crowd gathered around Him so that He had to sit in a boat out in the lake [to speak to them], while all the crowd stood on the shore.
Luke 8:4-8
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]: