John 16:29
New International Version
29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.(A)
John 16:29
King James Version
29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
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John 16:29
New King James Version
29 His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!
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Psalm 78:2
New International Version
2 I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
Psalm 78:2
King James Version
2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
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Psalm 78:2
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:2 obscure sayings or riddles
Ezekiel 20:49
New International Version
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 20:49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.
Ezekiel 20:49
King James Version
49 Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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Ezekiel 20:49
New King James Version
49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak (A)parables?’ ”
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Matthew 13:34
New International Version
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A)
Matthew 13:34
King James Version
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
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Matthew 13:34
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Prophecy and the Parables
34 (A)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
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Mark 4:33
New International Version
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(A)
Mark 4:33
King James Version
33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
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Mark 4:33
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Jesus’ Use of Parables
33 (A)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.
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Mark 4:34
New International Version
34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Mark 4:34
King James Version
34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
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Mark 4:34
New King James Version
34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, (A)He explained all things to His disciples.
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John 10:6
New International Version
6 Jesus used this figure of speech,(A) but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.(B)
John 10:6
King James Version
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
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John 10:6
New King James Version
6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
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