Luke 8:4

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus ¹  from one town after another, ²  he spoke to them ³  in a parable:

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:

When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

One day Jesus told this story to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:

As they went from town to town, a lot of people joined in and traveled along. He addressed them, using this story:

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:

And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus ¹  from one town after another, ²  he spoke to them ³  in a parable:

¹ tn Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn This phrase renders a distributive use of κατά (kata) with πόλις (polis), literally “according to [each] town.”

³ tn The words “to them” do not appear in the Greek text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.