Mat 13:2, Mar 4:1 | ESV | STEP | And great crowds gathered about him , so that he got into a boat and sat down . And the whole crowd stood on the beach .

bFor ver. 1-12, see Matt. 13:1-15; Luke 8:4-10

Matthew 13:2

2 And great crowds gathered about him, ^aso that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.

Mark 4:1

The Parable of the Sower

1 Again ^bhe began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, ^cso that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.