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Matthew 13:2

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Galilee;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Sermon;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Multitudes;   Popularity of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Parables;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fruit;   Work;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Hutchinsonians;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Parable;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Beach;   Boat (2);   Discourse;   Multitude;   Premeditation;   Progress;   Sea of Galilee;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Gennesaret;   Jesus christ;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beach;   Shore;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 27;  

Parallel Translations

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.
King James Version (1611)
And great multitudes were gathered together vnto him, so that hee went into a ship, and sate, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
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.
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.
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.
New Century Version
Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down, while the people stood on the shore.
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And great mnltitudes resorted vnto him, so that he went into a ship, and sate downe: and the whole multitude stoode on the shore.
New American Standard Bible (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.
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.
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.
Contemporary English Version
Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore.
Complete Jewish Bible
but such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there while the crowd 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
A large crowd gathered around him. So he got into a boat and sat down. All the people stayed on the shore.
George Lamsa Translation
And many people gathered around him, so that he had to go up and sit in a boat, and all the people stood on the seashore.
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.
Literal Translation
And great crowds were gathered to Him, so that having entered the boat, He sat down. And all the 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.
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.
Hebrew Names Version
Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
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.Luke 5:3; 8:4;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and great multitudes gathered near him, so that he went up and sat in a vessel; and all the multitude were standing on the shore of the sea.
Murdock Translation
And great multitudes assembled around him; so that he embarked and seated himself in a ship, and all the multitude stood on the shore of the sea.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And great multitudes were gathered together vnto hym, so greatly that he went and sate in a shippe, and the whole multitude stoode 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.
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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
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.
Weymouth's 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente up in to a boot, and sat; and al the puple stood on the brenke.
Update Bible Version
And there were gathered to him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude 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.
New English Translation
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 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 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.
New Life Bible
Then He got in a boat and sat down because so many people had gathered around Him. Many people were standing on the shore.
New Revised Standard
Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
J.B. Rotherham 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.
Revised Standard Version
And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and moch people resorted vnto him so gretly yt he wet and sat in a shippe and all the people stode on ye shoore.
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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& moch people resorted vnto him: so yt he wete in to a shyppe and satt him downe, and all the people stode vpo the shore.
Mace New Testament (1729)
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.
Simplified Cowboy Version
There were a bunch of cowboys standing around waitin' on him. He climbed up on the pipe pens where everyone could see him and

Contextual Overview

1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 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. 3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow, 4 and while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 And other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have any depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered. 7 And other seed fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it. 8 But other seed fell on the good soil and produced grain, this one a hundred times as much and this one sixty and this one thirty. 9 The one who has ears, let him hear!" 10 And the disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

great: Matthew 4:25, Matthew 15:30, Genesis 49:10, Luke 8:4-8

so: Mark 4:1, Luke 5:3

a ship: ן [Strong's G3588] נכןיןם [Strong's G4143], "the ship" or boat; which Mr. Wakefield supposes was a particular vessel kept on the lake for the use of Christ and his disciples.

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:14 - all the congregation 2 Chronicles 6:3 - all the congregation Proverbs 1:21 - General Matthew 5:1 - seeing Matthew 15:29 - went Luke 4:20 - and sat John 6:2 - General Acts 16:13 - and we

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that was with him. And Lot went with him to the Negev.
Genesis 13:3
And he went according to his journey from the Negev, then to Bethel, to the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you want what is on the left, then I will go right; if you want what is on the right, I will go left."
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it was well-watered land—this was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar.
Genesis 13:12
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the plain. And he pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were extremely wicked sinners against Yahweh.
Genesis 24:35
Now Yahweh has blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. He has given to him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
Deuteronomy 8:18
But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he is the one giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors as it is today.
1 Samuel 2:7
Yahweh makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and also exalts.
Job 1:3
Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And great multitudes were gathered unto him,.... Some on one account, and some on another; some to see his person, others his miracles; some healing for their bodies, and others for their souls; some for the loaves, and others to hear him preach; and of these there were several sorts, as the following parable shows.

So that he went into a ship: both for his own advantage, that he might not be crowded, and pressed by the people, and have more room, and a freer air to speak in, and for theirs, that they might both see and hear him better.

And sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore; as was the then custom of the Jewish doctors and hearers, the one to sit, and the other to stand. :-. Christ sat upon the deck of the ship; or perhaps this ship was no other than an open boat, which was put to sea, some little distance from the shore; upon which the people stood in great numbers, with much convenience and attention.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sea-side - This was the Sea of Tiberias. The multitude stood on the shore near to him, so that he could be easily heard. He went into a ship - that is, a boat; and sat down to address them. Few spectacles could be more interesting than a vast crowd on the hanks of a smooth and tranquil sea - an emblem of his instructions - and the Son of God addressing them on the great interests of eternity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 13:2. Into a ship — το πλοιον, THE vessel or boat. Mr. Wakefield supposes (which is very likely) that a particular vessel is uniformly specified, which seems to have been kept on the lake for the use of Christ and his apostles: it probably belonged to some of the fishermen, (see Matthew 4:22), who, he thinks, occasionally, at least, followed their former occupation. See John 21:3.

The thought of pious Quesnel on this verse should not be neglected. We see here a representation of the Church, which consists of the people united to their pastors. These, being more exposed to violent tossings and storms, are, as it were, in a ship, while those continue at ease on the shore.


 
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