23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;

Then he began teaching them in parables many things. In his teaching he said to them.

Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.

Once more Jesus answered them in parables.

So when he had called them to him he spoke to them in parables. "How," said he, "can Satan cast out Satan?

With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it;

Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,

"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables. But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples.

Now when his disciples came up to him, they said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted. "For whoever holds, to him shall more be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever does not hold, from him shall be taken away even what he holds.read more.
"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

He went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told in parables,

He answered. "To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God; But all others are taught in parables so that seeing they shall not see, and hearing they shall not hear.

"I have told you these things in figures; but the time is coming when I shall no longer speak in figures, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.

Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was talking about; so he said to them again.

After Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place,

"To what shall we compare the kingdom of God?" he said again. "in what parable shall we set it forth?

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain the parable to us."

When he was alone his followers and the Twelve began asking about the parables.

"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?

"Master," said Peter, "are you speaking this parable to us or to all alike?"

As they listened to his parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees recognized that he was speaking about them;

And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.

At this the Scribes and the high priests were seeking to arrest him; only they were afraid of the people. For they perceived that he had referred to them in this parable.