Matthew 13:10
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Why Jesus Used Parables
10 Then the disciples(A) came up and asked Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”(B)
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Matthew 13:34-36
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Using Parables Fulfills Prophecy
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,(A) 35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.(B)[a]
Jesus Interprets the Wheat and the Weeds
36 Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, “Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.”(C)
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Matthew 15:15
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15 Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”(A)
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Matthew 21:33
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The Parable of the Vineyard Owner
33 “Listen(A) to another parable:(B) There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower.(C) He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.(D)
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Matthew 21:45
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45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables,(A) they knew He was speaking about them.
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Matthew 22:1
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Matthew 24:32
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The Parable of the Fig Tree
32 “Now learn this parable(A) from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.
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Mark 4:2
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2 He taught them many things in parables,(A) and in His teaching(B) He said to them:
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