Matthew 13:2

Matthew 13:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Matthew 13:2

1Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 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. 3He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 4As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.

Matthew 13:2 word by word

καὶ συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλοι πολλοὶ ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς πλοῖον ἐμβάντα καθῆσθαι, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν εἱστήκει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• multitudesὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• were gathered togetherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• wentἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• and satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• wholeπᾶςpas · allG3956
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the shoreαἰγιαλόςaigialos · shoreG123

Cross-references for Matthew 13:2

• Matthew 4:25Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
• Matthew 15:30A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.
• Luke 8:4One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:
• Mark 4:1Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore.
• Luke 5:3Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Into a ship - , 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53In the third major speech recorded by Matthew (see study note on Matthew 5:1–7:29), Jesus here recognized the separation of his followers from others (Matthew 13:14, 16). He began to reveal the secrets of the kingdom of heaven privately to them through parables.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship--the article in the received text lacks authority and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore--How graphic this picture!--no doubt from the pen of an eye-witness, himself impressed with the scene. It was "the same day" on which the foregoing solemn discourse was delivered, when His kindred thought Him "beside Himself" for His indifference to food and repose--that…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:2

• Galilee
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Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings