Mateo 13:2

2 Y se congregaron junto a El grandes multitudes, por lo que subió a una barca y se sentó; y toda la multitud estaba de pie en la playa.

Mateo 13:2 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 13:2

And great multitudes were gathered unto him
Some on one account, and some on another; some to see his person, others his miracles; some healing for their bodies, and others for their souls; some for the loaves, and others to hear him preach; and of these there were several sorts, as the following parable shows.

So that he went into a ship:
both for his own advantage, that he might not be crowded, and pressed by the people, and have more room, and a freer air to speak in, and for theirs, that they might both see and hear him better. And sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore;
as was the then custom of the Jewish doctors and hearers, the one to sit, and the other to stand. (See Gill on Matthew 5:1). Christ sat upon the deck of the ship; or perhaps this ship was no other than an open boat, which was put to sea, some little distance from the shore; upon which the people stood in great numbers, with much convenience and attention.

Mateo 13:2 In-Context

1 Ese mismo día salió Jesús de la casa y se sentó a la orilla del mar.

2 Y se congregaron junto a El grandes multitudes, por lo que subió a una barca y se sentó; y toda la multitud estaba de pie en la playa.

3 Y les habló muchas cosas en parábolas, diciendo: He aquí, el sembrador salió a sembrar;

4 y al sembrar, parte de la semilla cayó junto al camino, y vinieron las aves y se la comieron.

5 Otra parte cayó en pedregales donde no tenía mucha tierra; y enseguida brotó porque no tenía profundidad de tierra;