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

4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,

4 One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:

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

4 When a great crowd was gathered, and people were coming to Jesus from every town, he told them this story:

4 And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

4 And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

4 When a large crowd had gathered and people had come to Jesus from every city, he used this story as an illustration:

4 As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:

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

4 And while a large crowd was gathering and they were going to him from town after town, he spoke by means of a parable:

4 A large crowd gathered together. People came to Jesus from town after town. As they did, he told a story. He said,

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