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*"'''No, Peter, I will tell them a story'''."  

*"'''No, Peter, I will tell them a story'''."  

And then Jesus began the recital of the parable of the sower. One of the first of a long series of such parables that he taught the throngs that followed after him. This boat had an elevated seat on which he sat (for it was the custom to sit when teaching) while he talked to the crowd assembled along the shore.  

This boat had an elevated seat on which he sat while he talked to the crowd assembled along the shore.  

After Peter had spoken a few words, Jesus said:

After Peter had spoken a few words, Jesus said: