23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow.

And He taught them many things by a parable. And He said to them in His teaching:

And He began to speak to them by parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a fence about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and he let it out to vinedressers, and went away.

And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables, and said,

And He called them and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

And with many such parables He spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear it.

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable,

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not; nor do they understand.

But he did not speak to them without a parable. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.

And the disciples said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables? He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them. For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.read more.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not; nor do they understand.

And He said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside, all these things are given in parables

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

I have spoken these things to you in parables, but the time is coming when I shall no more speak to you in parables, but I will show you plainly of the Father.

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what it was which He spoke to them.

And it happened when Jesus finished these parables, He departed from there.

And He said, to what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?

Then Peter answered and said to Him, Explain this parable to us.

And when He was alone, they who were about Him, with the Twelve, asked Him concerning the parable.

And He said to them, Do you not know this parable? And how then will you know all parables?

And Peter said to Him, Lord, do You speak this parable to us or also to all?

And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that He spoke of them.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the crowd. For they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him, they went away.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on Him the same hour. And they feared the people, for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.