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

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

  • Matt 13:35-37
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    82%

    35This 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.'

    36Then 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.'

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

  • Matt 13:9-11
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    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

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

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

  • Matt 13:2-4
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    2Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down. Meanwhile, the entire crowd stood on the shore.

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

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

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    13That 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.

    14In 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
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    79%

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

    11He 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.'

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

  • Mark 4:2-3
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    77%

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

    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • Matt 22:1
    76%

    1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

  • Matt 13:33
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    33He 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
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    24Jesus 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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    51Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

    52Then 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."

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

  • John 10:6
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    6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • Matt 23:1
    74%

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

  • Matt 13:18
    74%

    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

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

    10And 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%

    31He 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
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    20Again he asked, 'What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

  • Luke 15:3
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    3So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Luke 13:18
    72%

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

  • John 16:29
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    29His disciples said to him, 'See, now you are speaking plainly and not using any figure of speech.'

  • Mark 13:30
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    30Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

  • Luke 12:2
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    2There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

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

  • Matt 15:16
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    16Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • Mark 12:1
    71%

    1He 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%

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

  • Luke 8:4
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    4When a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Him from every city, He spoke in a parable:

  • Matt 13:44
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    44The 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
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    25I 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%

    34The 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
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    29Then he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree and all the trees.'

  • Mark 7:17
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    17When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

  • Matt 26:1
    71%

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

  • Matt 10:26
    70%

    26So 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.