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Again He began to teach by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
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And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
King James Version
Chapter 4
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And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
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And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
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Again he began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around him. So he got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore.
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He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them,
New Living Translation
Chapter 4
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Once 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.
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He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
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Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
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And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
New International Version
Chapter 4
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Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.
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He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: