Matthew 13:2 “Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat…”

Matthew 13:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And great multitudes resorted vnto him, so that he went into a ship, and sate downe: and the whole multitude stoode 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.

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,

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.

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Cross references

“great”

Matthew 4:25 Matthew 15:30 Genesis 49:10 Luke 8:4–8

Matthew 4:25 · BSB

Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 15:30 · BSB

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.

Genesis 49:10 · BSB

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.

Luke 8:4–8 · BSB

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

“so”

Luke 5:3 Mark 4:1

Luke 5:3 · BSB

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.

Mark 4:1 · 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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