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Mark 2:13
Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus goes out beside the sea after the crowd witnesses his healing of a paralytic, and all the people gather to him there. He teaches them in that open location before calling Levi from his tax booth.
The words — The Greek term πάλιν (palin) translates literally to "again," marking a repeated pattern of Jesus ministering near the water. The phrase παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν (para tēn thalassan) means "beside the sea," establishing the geographic setting for his public instruction.
The thread — This teaching scene parallels Jesus’ later instruction by the water in Mark 4:1 and echoes the public proclamation of wisdom in Proverbs 1:20. The location also precedes the direct call to Levi in Mark 2:14 and Matthew 9:9.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus drawing a crowd and teaching them publicly, requiring the reader to recognize his consistent pattern of accessible instruction. It demands a response to his word rather than a demand for spectacle.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
- Mark 4:1 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.
- Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- Matthew 13:1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
- Mark 1:45 But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- Mark 2:2 they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
- Mark 3:7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Mark 3:20 Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
- Luke 19:48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
- Luke 21:38 And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.