THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW - Chapter 13 - Verse 1

Verses 1,2. The sea side. This was the sea of Tiberias. The multitude stood on the shore near to him, so that he could be easily heard. He went into a ship -- that is, a boat -- and sat down to address them. Few spectacles could be more interesting than a vast crowd, on the banks of a smooth and tranquil sea -- an emblem of his instructions -- and the Son of God addressing them on the great interests of eternity.