Luk 8:4 | NETfull | STEP | While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable:

Luke 8:4

The Parable of the Sower

4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus ^{▼▼ Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} from one town after another, ^{▼▼ This phrase renders a distributive use of κατά (kata) with πόλις (polis), literally “according to [each] town.”} he spoke to them ^{▼▼ The words “to them” do not appear in the Greek text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.} in a parable: