Mateus 13:2

2 Reuniu-se ao seu redor uma multidão tão grande que, por isso, ele entrou num barco e assentou-se. Ao povo reunido na praia

Mateus 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.

Mateus 13:2 In-Context

1 Naquele mesmo dia, Jesus saiu de casa e assentou-se à beira-mar.

2 Reuniu-se ao seu redor uma multidão tão grande que, por isso, ele entrou num barco e assentou-se. Ao povo reunido na praia

3 Jesus falou muitas coisas por parábolas, dizendo: “O semeador saiu a semear.

4 Enquanto lançava a semente, parte dela caiu à beira do caminho, e as aves vieram e a comeram.

5 Parte dela caiu em terreno pedregoso, onde não havia muita terra e logo brotou, porque a terra não era profunda.