Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- BSB When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
- ESV Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
- NKJV And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
- NASB Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.
- NLT One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
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- Mark 3:13He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
- Matt 15:29Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- John 6:2–3A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.
- Mark 4:1Again 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.
- Mark 3:20The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
- Matt 4:25Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
- Matt 10:2–4Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
- Luke 6:13–16When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
- Matt 4:18–22Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Matt 13:2Great 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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