8:4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus 3 from one town after another, 4 he spoke to them 5 in a parable:
1 sn That is, in spite of Jesus’ instructions to the man to tell no one about the healing (v. 14).
2 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
3 tn Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn This phrase renders a distributive use of κατά (kata) with πόλις (polis), literally “according to [each] town.”
5 tn The words “to them” do not appear in the Greek text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.