¹³ Jesus went out again along the [Galilean] seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

⁷ Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea,

⁹ And He told His disciples to have a small boat stand ready for Him because of the many people, so that they would not crowd Him;

²⁰ Then He came to a ^[a]house [in Capernaum], and a crowd formed again, so [many people] that Jesus and His disciples could not even eat a meal [together].

³² A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Look! Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You.”

Parable of the Sower and Soils

4 Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore.^(A)

Miracles and Healing

²¹ When Jesus had again crossed over in the boat to the other side [of the sea], a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore.

²⁵ A woman [in the crowd] had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years,

³⁴ When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd [waiting], and He was moved with compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd [lacking guidance]; and He began to teach them many things.

The Heart of Man

¹⁴ After He called the people to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen [carefully] to Me, all of you, [hear] and understand [what I am saying]: