King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 13:2

“And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.”

Verse in context — Matthew 13

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, ‹Behold, a sower went forth to sow;›

‹And when he sowed, some› [seeds] ‹fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:›

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.