Parable

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Then Jesus dismissed 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.”

When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

He replied, “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.’

Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

Then Jesus told them this parable:

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.

It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.