Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then, when a very numerous crowd was gathering together and hurrying from the cities to him, he spoke using a comparison: "
— Luke 8:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:”
“And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: ”
“When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.”
“The Parable of the Sower While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable:”
“And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities, unto him, he spoke by a similitude.”
“And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:”
“And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:”
And it happened afterwards that he was making a journey through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,
along with certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had departed,
and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who were ministering to him from their resources.
Then, when a very numerous crowd was gathering together and hurrying from the cities to him, he spoke using a comparison:
“The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the way; and it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it.
And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns, rising up with it, suffocated it.