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Matthew 13:2 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. "
Matthew 13:2
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1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.
2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
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Matthew 13:1
"On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside."
Matthew 13:3
"He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow."
Matthew 13:4
"As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them."
Matthew 13:5
"Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth."
Matthew 13:6
"When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away."
Matthew 13:7
"Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them."
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