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Matthew 13:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 13:2

Verse 2 of 58

Scripture focus

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.

Matthew 13:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 13:2

Theological / Devotional

Great multitudes. Concerning the great crowds that pressed about Jesus throughout the period of the Second Galilean Tour, during the autumn of A.D. 29, see on chs. 8:1, 18; 12:15. Upon this occasion they thronged Jesus so that they all but crowded Him into the water.

A ship. Rather, “a boat.” It seems (see COL 34) that when Jesus left “the house” (v. 1) He went to the shore expecting to enter the boat and proceed directly across the lake. But the urgent appeals of those who were sick and the need of the people for the words of truth detained Him (see COL 33-34; cf. ch. 9:36).

Shore. Gr. aigialos, “a beach,” or “a shore.”

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