Luke 8:4

New English Translation

⁴While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus^[a] from one town after another,^[b] he spoke to them^[c] in a parable:

Luke 8:4 tn Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Luke 8:4 tn This phrase renders a distributive use of κατά (kata) with πόλις (polis), literally “according to [each] town.”
Luke 8:4 tn The words “to them” do not appear in the Greek text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

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