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Matthew
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And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.
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The people stood firmly on the shore, eager to hear His words while remaining safe from the dangers and trials that they might find overwhelming."},{"author-name":"John Chrysostom","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c88ea76859f9f8e2ffd3ee_John%20Chrysostom.png","category":"Holy Fathers and Teachers","century":4,"exegesis-text":"He invites those who wish to perceive and hear Him, proclaiming, \\"Look, I am coming forth and speaking.\\" After performing numerous miracles, He aims to make His teachings relevant once more. Thus, He takes His seat by the shore, intending to draw all of humanity closer to Himself. His choice of location by the sea was deliberate, as the evangelist suggests, allowing Him to position Himself such that everyone was in front of Him, with no one behind. Consequently, crowds of people gathered around Him so that He could board a boat and settle down while all the individuals stood at the edge."},{"author-name":"Hilarius of Poitiers","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c88cb92f12b3278598f946_Hilarius%20of%20Poitiers.png","category":"Holy Fathers and Teachers","century":4,"exegesis-text":"The significance behind the Lord sitting in the boat while the crowds stood on the shore is profound. He intended to teach through parables, signifying those who exist outside the Church, lacking comprehension of the Divine message. The boat symbolizes the Church, where the word of life is delivered and embraced, while those beyond its reach, remaining like barren sand, cannot grasp its meaning."},{"author-name":"Theophylact of Bulgaria","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8989296bafed9104677d7_Theophylact%20of%20Bulgaria.png","category":"Holy Fathers and Teachers","century":11,"exegesis-text":"The Lord stepped into the boat to turn towards the crowd, ensuring that everyone could hear His words. From the depths of the sea, He reaches out to those who dwell on the land."},{"author-name":"Euthymios Zigabenos","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":11,"exegesis-text":"The crowd gathered in the passageway, and He began to share His messages through parables. This use of parables was intentional, as there were many scribes and Pharisees present—individuals He chose not to reveal the deeper truths of His teachings to, due to their intractable deceitfulness. He proclaimed, \\"Behold, he that soweth, let him sow.\\" Luke (Luke 8:5) further specifies \\"of his seed.\\" In this metaphor, the sower represents Christ who imparts His teachings, while the seed symbolizes the message of His word. He traveled throughout the towns and villages of Judea to plant this seed in the spiritual fields of human souls, that is, within their thoughts."},{"author-name":"Michail (Lusin)","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c89550c567e172d15b3055_Michail%20(Lusin).png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"He embarked on the boat so that it would be easier for the people to both observe Him and listen to His teachings."},{"author-name":"Abbot Panteleimon about the Trinity","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"St. Chrysostom notes that He takes a seat by the waters to draw the earthly multitude to Himself. Crowds assembled by the lakeside: AND A GREAT MANY CAME TO HIM. The throng was so enormous that it compelled the Divine Teacher to retreat into a boat, where He took a position to teach. Realizing the need to establish a vantage point, He sat at the highest part of the vessel, ensuring that everyone was before Him while the crowd remained on the bank."},{"author-name":"Lopuchin A.P.","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c891400ee1341634d2276d_Lopuchin%20A.P..png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"The episode at Simon the Pharisee’s house illustrated that mere instruction was insufficient to awaken the slumbering consciences of the people and to elucidate the profound truths of the new kingdom. What was necessary was a teaching style that would captivate and astonish the listeners with its clarity and expressiveness—an approach that unexpectedly revealed Simon’s inauthentic, unloving disposition towards the repentant sinner. This method evidently impacted all present, prompting Christ to proceed with a deeper explanation of the doctrine He taught. Thus, He initiated a series of well-known parables that represent the zenith of His preaching ministry.\\n\\nParables (mashal) were not unfamiliar to the Jews, as there had been previous efforts in the Old Testament to convey certain truths through such narratives (Judges 9:7; Exodus 5:1; Ezekiel 13:11, among others), and by this time, the use of parables was common among the rabbis. Their primary feature lies in presenting moral or spiritual truths in a manner that is more vivid than straightforward exposition allows. For this purpose, the teacher invokes familiar phenomena from nature or daily life—elements that vividly illustrate the truth being conveyed and leave an indelible impression in the minds of the listeners.\\n\\nEssentially, the parable resembles a fable in that it can incorporate fictitious elements; however, it distinguishes itself by maintaining plausibility and refraining from ascribing properties to its characters that are not intrinsic to them. Though inherently simple, parables possess a serious and elevated tone, deriving profound truths from everyday occurrences, thereby embedding them deeply in the listeners' consciousness. The richness of life around provided an endless source for Christ's parables, through which He skillfully conveyed the truths of the kingdom of heaven. The sower on a nearby hillside, the tares in the field, the tiny mustard seed, the leaven mixed into dough, and treasures discovered by plowing—these familiar images offered Jesus opportunities to articulate profound truths that could resonate within the human heart.\\n\\nWhile other teachers employed fervent exhortations with varying degrees of success, it was Christ alone whose use of the parable achieved a truly divine and majestic quality, making it one of the most powerful instruments for imparting the greatest truths of God’s kingdom into the hearts of humanity. After departing from Simon the Pharisee’s house, Jesus was followed by a throng of individuals eager to hear His heavenly message. He made His way to the lakeshore, where the crowd pressed in on Him, limiting His ability to speak freely. To remedy this, He entered a boat, similarly to what He had done before. From the elevated stern, like a pulpit, He began to teach the multitude on the shore through parables. The first of these remarkable teachings was the Parable of the Sower, illustrating the initial stages of the sowing of God’s word in human hearts. In a region such as Galilee, the images and scenes depicted in this parable were both familiar and easily understood; the sower could have been seen by all, casting seeds in a freshly plowed field on a nearby hill that sloped toward the lake."},{"author-name":"Paul Matwejewski","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8969f5be0d592d5a10576_Paul%20Matwejewski.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"Following his strong rebuke of the Pharisees, Jesus Christ departed from his home and made his way to the edge of the Sea of Galilee, where he took a seat. Almost immediately, a great crowd from various towns began to assemble around him, each person eager to draw nearer so that not a single word he spoke would be missed. In response to the throng, the Lord climbed into a boat and, from there, addressed the multitude, who gathered along the shoreline in anticipation of his teachings."},{"author-name":"Bogolepow D.P.","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"In this passage, Matthew shares seven parables: a) the sower and the seed, b) the tares among the wheat, c) the mustard seed, d) the leaven, e) the treasure concealed in the field, f) the valuable pearl, and g) the net full of fish. Mark, however, records only three parables: a) the sower and the seed, b) the seed that grows and matures through the earth's influence, and c) the mustard seed. Conversely, Luke presents only one parable, that of the sower and the seed. It is clear from Matthew's and Mark's references that during this occasion, Christ imparted several teachings through parables. However, one might consider that Matthew, known for compiling similar historical elements in one location, might also include some of the Lord's parables delivered at different times; indeed, some parables found in Luke appear in varied contexts."}]}
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