Matthew 13:34

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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

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  • Mark 4:33-34 : 33 With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand. 34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately, he explained everything to his disciples.
  • John 16:25 : 25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
  • Matt 13:13 : 13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

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  • Mark 4:33-34
    2 verses
    85%

    33 With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

    34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately, he explained everything to his disciples.

  • Matt 13:35-37
    3 verses
    82%

    35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.'

    36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.'

    37 He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

  • Matt 13:9-11
    3 verses
    80%

    9 Let anyone who has ears listen.

    10 Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

    11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

  • Matt 13:2-4
    3 verses
    79%

    2 Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down. Meanwhile, the entire crowd stood on the shore.

    3 Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4 As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

  • Matt 13:13-14
    2 verses
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    13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

    14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

  • Mark 4:10-13
    4 verses
    79%

    10 When he was alone, those around him, along with the twelve, asked him about the parable.

    11 He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

    12 "So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

    13 He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

  • Mark 4:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching, he told them:

    3 Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • Matt 22:1
    76%

    1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

  • Matt 13:33
    75%

    33 He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about fifty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.'

  • Matt 13:24
    75%

    24 Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

  • Matt 13:51-53
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    51 Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

    52 Then he said to them, "For this reason, every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom both new treasures and old ones."

    53 When Jesus finished telling these parables, he departed from there.

  • John 10:6
    75%

    6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • Matt 23:1
    74%

    1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

  • Matt 13:18
    74%

    18 So listen to the parable of the sower.

  • Luke 8:9-10
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    9 Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

    10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

  • Matt 13:31
    74%

    31 He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

  • Luke 13:20
    73%

    20 Again he asked, 'What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

  • Luke 15:3
    72%

    3 So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Luke 13:18
    72%

    18 Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

  • John 16:29
    72%

    29 His disciples said to him, 'See, now you are speaking plainly and not using any figure of speech.'

  • Mark 13:30
    72%

    30 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

  • Mark 4:30
    72%

    30 He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

  • Luke 12:2
    71%

    2 There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Matt 15:16
    71%

    16 Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • Mark 12:1
    71%

    1 He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

  • Matt 15:10
    71%

    10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • Luke 8:4
    71%

    4 When a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Him from every city, He spoke in a parable:

  • Matt 13:44
    71%

    44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

  • John 16:25
    71%

    25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

  • Luke 18:34
    71%

    34 The disciples understood none of this. The meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what he was saying.

  • Luke 21:29
    71%

    29 Then he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree and all the trees.'

  • Mark 7:17
    71%

    17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

  • Matt 26:1
    71%

    1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples,

  • Matt 10:26
    70%

    26 So do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

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