# Matthew 13.2 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. > > **2. And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.** > > 3. And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4. and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: (Matthew 13:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. (Matthew 13:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. > > **2. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.** > > 3. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: (Matthew 13:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, > > **2. and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,** > > 3. and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow, 4. and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them, (Matthew 13:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.