Matthew 13:34
The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.
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- Mark 4:33-34 : 33 The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear. 34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
- John 16:25 : 25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- Matt 13:13 : 13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.
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33 The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
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35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:“I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
36 Explanation for the Disciples Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying,“Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field.”
37 He answered,“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
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9 The one who has ears had better listen!”
10 Then the disciples came to him and said,“Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
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2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
3 He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
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13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.
14 And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.
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10 The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,
12 so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”
13 He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?
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2 He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:
3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow.
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1 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
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33 The Parable of the Yeast He told them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
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24 The Parable of the Weeds He presented them with another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.
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51 “Have you understood all these things?” They replied,“Yes.”
52 Then he said to them,“Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
53 Rejection at Nazareth Now when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there.
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6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
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1 Seven Woes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
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18 “So listen to the parable of the sower:
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9 Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
10 He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.
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31 The Parable of the Mustard Seed He gave them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
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20 Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?
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3 So Jesus told them this parable:
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18 On the Kingdom of God Thus Jesus asked,“What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?
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29 His disciples said,“Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!
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30 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
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30 The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?
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2 Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
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16 Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?
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10 True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
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4 The Parable of the Sower While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable:
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44 Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
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25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
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34 But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.
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29 The Parable of the Fig Tree Then he told them a parable:“Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.
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17 Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.
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26 Fear God, Not Man“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.