Matthew 13:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 13:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 13:2 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stoo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 13:2 — KJV
“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.”
— Matthew 13:2 (KJV)
Matthew 13:2 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 13:2
“And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.”
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“Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:2: great, went, into
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:2: great, gathered, together
“But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:2: great, multitudes, together
“And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.”
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