Passage

Matthew 13.2

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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)

"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)

"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)

"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
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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.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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