he began
Mark 2:13
And He went forth again by the seaside; and all the multitude resorted unto Him, and He taught them.
Matthew 13:1
The same day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.
Matthew 13:2-9
2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a boat and sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3
And He spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, "Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the fowls came and devoured them up.
5
Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth.
6
And when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.
7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
8
But others fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Luke 8:4-8
4
And when many people had gathered together and had come to Him out of every city, He spoke by a parable:
5
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6
And some fell upon a rock, and as soon as it had sprung up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.
7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
8
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up and bore fruit a hundredfold." And when He had said these things, He cried, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!"
so that
Luke 5:1-3
1
And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret
2
and saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets.
3
And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people from the boat.