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Good News Translation

Matthew 13:2

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.

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.
Lexham English 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.
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 That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach. 2 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. 3 He used parables to tell them many things. "Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. 4 As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep. 6 But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. 7 Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty." 9 And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!" 10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?"

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
Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him.
Genesis 13:3
Then he left there and moved from place to place, going toward Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before
Genesis 13:9
So let's separate. Choose any part of the land you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other."
Genesis 13:10
Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the Garden of the Lord or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 13:12
Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom,
Genesis 13:13
whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord .
Genesis 24:35
"The Lord has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.
Deuteronomy 8:18
Remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the power to become rich. He does this because he is still faithful today to the covenant that he made with your ancestors.
1 Samuel 2:7
He makes some people poor and others rich; he humbles some and makes others great.
Job 1:3
and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in 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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