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Berean Standard Bible

“Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.”

Mark 4:1

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Jesus begins to teach by the lake again, and such a large crowd gathers that he gets into a boat and sits in it on the water. The people are along the shore.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

World English Bible (WEB)

Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y OTRA vez comenzó á enseñar junto á la mar, y se juntó á él mucha gente; tanto, que entrándose él en un barco, se sentó en la mar: y toda la gente estaba en tierra junto á la mar.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Una vez más una inmensa multitud se congregó en la orilla del lago donde Jesús enseñaba. Era tanto el gentío que Jesús tuvo que subirse a una barca y sentarse a hablarles desde allí.

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