Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities, unto him, he spoke by a similitude. Matthew 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore. Mark 4:1 And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea: and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side. Context The Parable of the Sower3And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance. 4And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities, unto him, he spoke by a similitude. 5The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side. And it was trodden down: and the fowls of the air devoured it.… Cross References Matthew 13:1 The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side. Matthew 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore. Mark 4:1 And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea: and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side. Luke 8:5 The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side. And it was trodden down: and the fowls of the air devoured it. Lexicon [While]δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. a large πολλοῦ (pollou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often. crowd ὄχλου (ochlou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. was gathering Συνιόντος (Syniontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4896: To come together. From sun and eimi; to assemble. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. [people] τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. were coming ἐπιπορευομένων (epiporeuomenōn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1975: To travel, journey (to). From epi and poreuomai; to journey further, i.e. Travel on. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. [Jesus] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. from town after town, πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. He told [them] εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. [this] parable: παραβολῆς (parabolēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. Additional Translations While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable: And as a great crowd is assembling, and those from each town are coming to Him, He spoke by a parable: And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable: And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable: And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: And when many people were collected, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable: And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them. When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable. And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile: Jump to Previous Chuza City Collected Contributed Form Gathered Gathering Great Herod's Jesus Joanna Multitude Parable Resorted Simile Steward Support Susanna Teaching Together Various Wife WomenJump to Next Chuza City Collected Contributed Form Gathered Gathering Great Herod's Jesus Joanna Multitude Parable Resorted Simile Steward Support Susanna Teaching Together Various Wife WomenExternal Links Luke 8:4 NIVLuke 8:4 NLT Luke 8:4 ESV Luke 8:4 NASB Luke 8:4 ASV Luke 8:4 Bible Apps Luke 8:4 Biblia Paralela Luke 8:4 Chinese Bible Luke 8:4 French Bible Luke 8:4 German Bible Alphabetical: a after and by cities coming crowd from gathering he Him Jesus journeying large of parable people spoke the this those to together told town various was way were When While NT Gospels: Luke 8:4 When a great multitude came together (Luke Lu Lk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |