Matthew 13:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

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  • Mark 4:33-34 : 33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable he did not speak to them, and when they were alone, he explained all things to his disciples.
  • John 16:25 : 25 I have spoken these things to you in proverbs: but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly about the Father.
  • Matt 13:13 : 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

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  • Mark 4:33-34
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    33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

    34But without a parable he did not speak to them, and when they were alone, he explained all things to his disciples.

  • Matt 13:35-37
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    35So was fulfilled 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 he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.

    37He answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

  • Matt 13:9-11
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    9He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    10And the disciples came to Him and asked, Why do You speak to them in parables?

    11He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Matt 13:2-4
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    2And a great multitude gathered to Him, so He went into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

    3And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    13This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: By hearing, you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, you shall see and shall not perceive.

  • Mark 4:10-13
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    10And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parable.

    11And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

    12that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

    13And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

  • Mark 4:2-3
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    77%

    2And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

  • Matt 22:1
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    1And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

  • Matt 13:33
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    33He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.

  • Matt 13:24
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    24He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

  • Matt 13:51-53
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    51Have you understood all these things? Jesus asked. Yes, they replied.

    52He said to them, Therefore every teacher of the law who is instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.

    53When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.

  • John 10:6
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    6This parable Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • Matt 23:1
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    1Then Jesus spoke to the crowd and to his disciples,

  • Matt 13:18
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    18Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

  • Luke 8:9-10
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    9And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean?

    10And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

  • Matt 13:31
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    31He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

  • Luke 13:20
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    20And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

  • Luke 15:3
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    3And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

  • Luke 13:18
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    18Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

  • John 16:29
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    29His disciples said to him, 'Look, now you are speaking plainly and not using any proverb.'

  • Mark 13:30
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    30Truly I say to you, that this generation shall not pass until all these things are done.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

  • Luke 12:2
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    2For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16And Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding?

  • Mark 12:1
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    1And he began to speak to them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went into a far country.

  • Matt 15:10
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    10And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:

  • Luke 8:4
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    4And when a large crowd had gathered together, and people were coming to him from every city, he spoke by 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 then 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 proverbs: but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly about the Father.

  • Luke 18:34
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    34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hidden from them, nor did they know the things which were spoken.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

  • Mark 7:17
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    17And when he had entered a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

  • Matt 26:1
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    1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

  • Matt 10:26
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    26Do not fear them therefore: for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and hidden that shall not be known.