Verse 34

The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

Referenced Verses

• 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.