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Legacy Standard Bible
Matthew 13:1
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
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Christian Standard Bible®
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
King James Version (1611)
The same day went Iesus out of the house, and sate by the sea side.
The same day went Iesus out of the house, and sate by the sea side.
King James Version
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
English Standard Version
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
New American Standard Bible
On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
New Century Version
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
Amplified Bible
That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee].
That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee].
Geneva Bible (1587)
The same day went Iesus out of the house, and sate by the sea side.
The same day went Iesus out of the house, and sate by the sea side.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
Berean Standard Bible
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
Contemporary English Version
That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.
That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.
Complete Jewish Bible
That same day, Yeshua went out of the house and sat down by the lake;
That same day, Yeshua went out of the house and sat down by the lake;
Darby Translation
And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
Easy-to-Read Version
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
George Lamsa Translation
THAT same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
THAT same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
Good News Translation
That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach.
That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach.
Lexham English Bible
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
Literal Translation
And going out from the house in that day, Jesus sat down by the sea.
And going out from the house in that day, Jesus sat down by the sea.
American Standard Version
On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
Bible in Basic English
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.
Hebrew Names Version
On that day Yeshua went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
On that day Yeshua went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
International Standard Version
That day Jesus left the house and sat down beside the sea.Mark 4:1;">[xr]
That day Jesus left the house and sat down beside the sea.Mark 4:1;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
IN that day Jeshu went forth from the house and sat by the sea-side [fn]
IN that day Jeshu went forth from the house and sat by the sea-side [fn]
Murdock Translation
And on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the side of the sea.
And on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the side of the sea.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The same day, went Iesus out of the house, & sate by the sea syde.
The same day, went Iesus out of the house, & sate by the sea syde.
English Revised Version
On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
World English Bible
On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
Weymouth's New Testament
That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,
That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In that dai Jhesus yede out of the hous, and sat bisidis the see.
In that dai Jhesus yede out of the hous, and sat bisidis the see.
Update Bible Version
On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
Webster's Bible Translation
The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
New English Translation
On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.
On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.
New King James Version
Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-8">[xr] On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-8">[xr] On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
New Living Translation
Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
New Life Bible
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the shore of the lake.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the shore of the lake.
New Revised Standard
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
On that day, Jesus, going out of the house, was sitting near the sea:
On that day, Jesus, going out of the house, was sitting near the sea:
Douay-Rheims Bible
The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.
The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.
Revised Standard Version
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The same daye wet Iesus out of ye house and sat by the seesyde
The same daye wet Iesus out of ye house and sat by the seesyde
Young's Literal Translation
And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The same daye wente Iesus out of ye house, and sat by the see syde,
The same daye wente Iesus out of ye house, and sat by the see syde,
Mace New Testament (1729)
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side.
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side.
THE MESSAGE
At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach. In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat. Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories. "What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road, and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds. Some fell on good earth, and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?" The disciples came up and asked, "Why do you tell stories?" He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it. I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing. The people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them. "But you have God-blessed eyes—eyes that see! And God-blessed ears—ears that hear! A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance. "Study this story of the farmer planting seed. When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn't take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person's heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road. "The seed cast in the gravel—this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. "The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it. "The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams." He told another story. "God's kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form, the thistles showed up, too. "The farmhands came to the farmer and said, ‘Master, that was clean seed you planted, wasn't it? Where did these thistles come from?' "He answered, ‘Some enemy did this.' "The farmhands asked, ‘Should we weed out the thistles?' "He said, ‘No, if you weed the thistles, you'll pull up the wheat, too. Let them grow together until harvest time. Then I'll instruct the harvesters to pull up the thistles and tie them in bundles for the fire, then gather the wheat and put it in the barn.'" Another story. "God's kingdom is like a pine nut that a farmer plants. It is quite small as seeds go, but in the course of years it grows into a huge pine tree, and eagles build nests in it." Another story. "God's kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises." All Jesus did that day was tell stories—a long storytelling afternoon. His storytelling fulfilled the prophecy: I will open my mouth and tell stories; I will bring out into the open things hidden since the world's first day. Jesus dismissed the congregation and went into the house. His disciples came in and said, "Explain to us that story of the thistles in the field." So he explained. "The farmer who sows the pure seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the pure seeds are subjects of the kingdom, the thistles are subjects of the Devil, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, the curtain of history. The harvest hands are angels.
At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach. In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat. Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories. "What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road, and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds. Some fell on good earth, and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?" The disciples came up and asked, "Why do you tell stories?" He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it. I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing. The people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them. "But you have God-blessed eyes—eyes that see! And God-blessed ears—ears that hear! A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance. "Study this story of the farmer planting seed. When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn't take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person's heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road. "The seed cast in the gravel—this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. "The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it. "The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams." He told another story. "God's kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form, the thistles showed up, too. "The farmhands came to the farmer and said, ‘Master, that was clean seed you planted, wasn't it? Where did these thistles come from?' "He answered, ‘Some enemy did this.' "The farmhands asked, ‘Should we weed out the thistles?' "He said, ‘No, if you weed the thistles, you'll pull up the wheat, too. Let them grow together until harvest time. Then I'll instruct the harvesters to pull up the thistles and tie them in bundles for the fire, then gather the wheat and put it in the barn.'" Another story. "God's kingdom is like a pine nut that a farmer plants. It is quite small as seeds go, but in the course of years it grows into a huge pine tree, and eagles build nests in it." Another story. "God's kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises." All Jesus did that day was tell stories—a long storytelling afternoon. His storytelling fulfilled the prophecy: I will open my mouth and tell stories; I will bring out into the open things hidden since the world's first day. Jesus dismissed the congregation and went into the house. His disciples came in and said, "Explain to us that story of the thistles in the field." So he explained. "The farmer who sows the pure seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the pure seeds are subjects of the kingdom, the thistles are subjects of the Devil, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, the curtain of history. The harvest hands are angels.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Later on that afternoon, Jesus left the bunkhouse and rode down to the pens.
Later on that afternoon, Jesus left the bunkhouse and rode down to the pens.
Contextual Overview
1On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. 3And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. 5And others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. 6But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. 8And others fell on the good soil and were yielding a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. 9He who has ears, let him hear." 10And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sat: Mark 2:13, Mark 4:1
Reciprocal: Matthew 10:27 - I tell Matthew 13:36 - and went Luke 4:20 - and sat Luke 5:3 - he sat
Cross-References
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right; or if to the right, then I will go to the left."
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right; or if to the right, then I will go to the left."
Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.
And Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.
Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.
Joshua 10:40
Thus Joshua struck all the land—the hill country and the Negev and the Shephelah and the slopes—as well as all their kings. He left no survivor remaining, but he devoted to destruction all who breathed, just as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Thus Joshua struck all the land—the hill country and the Negev and the Shephelah and the slopes—as well as all their kings. He left no survivor remaining, but he devoted to destruction all who breathed, just as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Joshua 18:5
And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.
And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.
1 Samuel 27:10
And Achish said, "Where have you made a raid today?" And David said, "Against the Negev of Judah and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the Negev of the Kenites."
And Achish said, "Where have you made a raid today?" And David said, "Against the Negev of Judah and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the Negev of the Kenites."
2 Samuel 24:7
and came to the fortified city of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba.
and came to the fortified city of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The same day Jesus went out of the house,.... Where he had been preaching, and working miracles: where this house was, is not certain; it seems to have been in one of the cities of Galilee, probably Capernaum, since that was by the sea coast: the reason of his going out of the house was, either to converse with his mother and brethren, as they desired; or to withdraw himself from company, and take some refreshment by the sea side; or because it would not hold the people, and therefore he quitted it for a more convenient place. The time he went out of it, was the same day he had cast the devil out of the man blind and dumb, and had delivered himself so freely concerning the Scribes and Pharisees, who had blasphemously ascribed that miracle to the assistance of Satan; and the same day his mother and brethren came to see him, and speak to him.
And sat by the sea side; either as weary, and for his refreshment, or in order to preach to the people; for, Mark says, "he began again to teach by the sea side", Mark 4:1. This was the sea of Galilee, sometimes called the sea of Tiberias.
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
CHAPTER XIII.
Christ teaches the multitudes out of a ship, they standing on
the shore, 1, 2.
The parable of the sower, 3-9.
He gives his reasons for speaking in parables, 10-17.
Explains the parable of the sower, 18-23.
Parable of the tares and the wheat, 24-30.
Of the grain of mustard seed, 31, 32.
Of the leaven, 33.
The prophecy fulfilled by this mode of teaching, 34, 35.
He explains the parable of the tares and the wheat, 36-43.
Parable of the treasure hid in a field, 44.
Of the pearl-merchant, 45, 46.
Of the dragnet, 47-50.
His application of the whole, 51, 52.
He teaches in his own country, and his neighbours take offence,
53-56.
Our Lord's observations on this, 57.
He works no miracle among them because of their unbelief. 58.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIII.
Verse Matthew 13:1. The same day — Our Lord scarcely ever appears to take any rest: he is incessant in his labours, and instant in season and out of season; and in this he has left all his successors in the ministry an example, that they should follow his steps: for he who wishes to save souls will find few opportunities to rest. As Satan is going about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, the messenger of God should imitate his diligence, that he may counteract his work. The gospels are journals of our Lord's life.
Went Jesus out of the house — This was the house of Peter. See Matthew 17:24.
Sat by the sea side. — The sea of Galilee, on the borders of which the city of Capernaum was situated.
