Matthew 13:1

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

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In The King James Version

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

In Context

2and gathered together to Him were many multitudes, so that He having gone into the boat sat down, and all the multitude on the beach stood,

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Matthew 13:1And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

Mark 2:13And He went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming to Him, and He was teaching them,

Luke 8:4And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming to Him, He spoke by an allegory:

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:1

In this chapter, we have, I. The favour which Christ did to his countrymen in preaching the kingdom of heaven to them, ver. 1-2 . He preached to them in parables, and here gives the reason why he chose that way of instructing, ver. 10-17 . And the evangelist gives another reason, ver. 34, 35 . There are eight parables recorded in this chapter, which are designed to represent the kingdom of heaven, the method of planting the gospel kingdom in the world, and of its growth and success. The great truths and laws of… Read the whole commentary →

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