When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.
Parallel translations
- KJV And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
- BSB While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
- ESV And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,
- NKJV And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:
- NASB 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:
- NLT 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:
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Cross-references · 2
- Mark 4:1–9Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
- Matt 13:2–9Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
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