Luke 8:4

George Lamsa Translation

And when many people had gathered, and were coming to him from all the cities, he spoke by parables.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As a large crowd was gathering, and people were coming to Jesus from every town, he said in a parable:

King James Version (1611)
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of euery citie, he spake by a parable:

King James Version
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

English Standard Version
And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,

New American Standard Bible
Now when a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

New Century Version
When a great crowd was gathered, and people were coming to Jesus from every town, he told them this story:

Amplified Bible
When a large crowd was gathering together, and people from city after city were coming to Him, He spoke [to them] using a parable:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

Legacy Standard Bible
Now when a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

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

Contemporary English Version
When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story:

Complete Jewish Bible
After a large crowd had gathered from the people who kept coming to him from town after town, Yeshua told this parable:

Darby Translation
And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

Easy-to-Read Version
A large crowd came together. People came to Jesus from every town, and he told them this story:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe when much people were gathered together, and were come vnto him out of all cities, he spake by a parable.

Good News Translation
People kept coming to Jesus from one town after another; and when a great crowd gathered, Jesus told this parable:

Lexham English 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:

Literal Translation
And a great crowd coming together, and those in each city coming to Him, He spoke through 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:

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:

Hebrew Names Version
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

International Standard Version
Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to him from every city, he said in a parable:Matthew 13:2; Mark 4:1;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And when a great multitude had assembled, and from all the cities had come to him, he discoursed in parables.

Murdock Translation
And when a great multitude was assembled, and people came to him from all the cities, he said, in similitudes:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When much people were gathered together, & were come to hym out of all cities, he spake by a similitude.

English Revised Version
And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

World English Bible
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
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:

Weymouth's New Testament
And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne myche puple was come togidir, and men hiyeden to hym fro the citees, he seide bi a symylitude,

Update Bible Version
And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted to him, he spoke by a parable:

Webster's Bible Translation
And when many people were collected, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:

New English Translation
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 King James Version
Matthew 13:1-9; Mark 4:1-9">[xr] And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:

New Living Translation
One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:

New Life Bible
Many people came together from every town to Jesus. He told them a picture-story.

New Revised Standard
When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:

J.B. Rotherham 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: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities, unto him, he spoke by a similitude.

Revised Standard Version
And when a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When moch people were gadred to gether and were come to him out of all cities he spake by a similitude.

Young's Literal Translation
And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now wha moch people were gathered together, and haisted vnto him out of the cities, He spake by a symilitude:

Mace New Testament (1729)
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.

THE MESSAGE
As they went from town to town, a lot of people joined in and traveled along. He addressed them, using this story: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. Some of it fell on the road; it was tramped down and the birds ate it. Other seed fell in the gravel; it sprouted, but withered because it didn't have good roots. Other seed fell in the weeds; the weeds grew with it and strangled it. Other seed fell in rich earth and produced a bumper crop. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
One day there was such a large crowd that he used this story to teach them.

Contextual Overview

⁴ And when many people had gathered, and were coming to him from all the cities, he spoke by parables. ⁵ The sower went out to sow his seed. And when he sowed, some fell on the roadside; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds ate it. ⁶ Other fell upon the rock; and sprung up earlier, and because it had no moisture, it dried up. ⁷ And other fell among thistles; and the thistles sprung up with it and choked it. ⁸ And other fell in good and fertile ground; and sprung up and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when he said this, he cried out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ And his disciples asked him, What is this parable? ¹⁰ He said to them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest it has to be said in figures; for while they see, they do not perceive; and while they hear, they do not understand. ¹¹ This is the parable. The seed is the word of God. ¹² Those on the roadside are those who hear the word; and the enemy comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³ Those on the rock are those who when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and yet they have no root, but their belief is for a while, and in time of trial they stumble.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 13:2, Mark 4:1

Cross-References

Genesis 8:17
Bring forth with you every beast of every kind that is with you, both fowl and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth; that they may breed abundantly on the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon the face of the earth.

Genesis 8:19
Every beast, every domestic animal, and every fowl, and whatever creeps upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

2 Kings 19:37
And as he worshipped in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammeleck and Sharezer his sons slew him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Sarhaddom his son reigned in his stead.

Isaiah 37:38
And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammeleck and Sharezar, his sons, slew him with the sword; and they escaped to the land of Kardo, and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

Jeremiah 51:27
Set up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations; prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Armenia, and Aschenaz; decree destruction against her; bring up horses like crawling locusts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when much people were gathered together,.... To Jesus, as he was by the sea side, the sea of Galilee, or Tiberias:

and were come to him out of every city; of Galilee, to hear him preach, and see miracles:

he spake by a parable; the following things.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.