Matthew 13:10-18 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” He answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: " Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and notperceive; For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their earsare hard of hearing, And their eyes they haveclosed, Lest they should see withtheireyes and hear withtheirears, Lest they should understand withtheirhearts and turn, So that Ishouldheal them." But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. “Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
Matthew 13:31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
Matthew 13:33-36 Another parable He spoke to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened." All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “ I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
Matthew 24:32 "Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
Numbers 23:7 And he took up his oracle and said: 'Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, From the mountains of the east. ' Come, curse Jacob for me, And come, denounce Israel!'
Numbers 23:18 Then he took up his oracle and said: “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Numbers 24:3 Then he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
Numbers 24:15 So he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
Numbers 24:20-21 Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said: “ Amalek was first among the nations, But shall be last until he perishes.” Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: “Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock;
Numbers 24:23 Then he took up his oracle and said: “Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
Job 27:1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
Job 29:1 Job further continued his discourse, and said:
Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.
Proverbs 1:6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.
Proverbs 26:7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Isaiah 14:4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: "How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!
Ezekiel 17:2 “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 17:12 “Say now to the rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.
Ezekiel 20:49 Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! They say of me, 'Does he not speak parables?'"
Ezekiel 24:3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “ Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it.
Hosea 12:10 I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.”
Micah 2:4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying: ‘ We are utterly destroyed! He has changed the heritage of my people; How He has removed it from me! To a turncoat He has divided our fields.’”
Habakkuk 2:6 “ Will not all these take up a proverb against him, And a taunting riddle against him, and say, ‘ Woe to him who increases What is not his—how long? And to him who loads himself with many pledges’?
Matthew 13:3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow.
Matthew 13:24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
Matthew 13:53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.
Matthew 15:15 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Matthew 21:33 'Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
Matthew 21:45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them.
Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:
Matthew 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
Mark 3:23 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 4:2 Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
Mark 4:10-11 But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. And He said to them, 'To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
Mark 4:13 And He said to them, 'Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Mark 4:30 Then He said, 'To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?
Mark 4:33-34 And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.
Mark 7:17 When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.
Mark 12:1 Then He began to speak to them in parables: 'A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
Mark 13:28 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
Luke 4:23 He said to them, "You will surely say this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.'"
Luke 5:36 Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.
Luke 6:39 And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?
Luke 8:4 And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:
Luke 8:9-11 Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?” And He said, 'To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ' Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.' 'Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke 12:16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.
Luke 12:41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?”
Luke 13:6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
Luke 14:7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
Luke 15:3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
Luke 18:1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
Luke 18:9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke 19:11 Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.
Luke 20:9 Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.
Luke 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people—for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
Luke 21:29 Then He spoke to them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.
John 10:6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
John 16:25 'These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
John 16:29 His disciples said to Him, 'See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!
Hebrews 9:9 It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience—
