23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,

He gave them many lessons in parables, and said to them in the course of his teaching:

Then he proceeded to address them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, fenced it round, dug a trough for the winepress, and built a tower; then he leased it to vinedressers and went abroad.

Then Jesus again addressed them in parables.

So he called them and said to them by way of parable, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

In many a parable like this he spoke the word to them, so far as they could listen to it;

Jesus said all this to the crowds in parables; he never spoke to them except in a parable ??35 to fulfil what had been said by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak out what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because for all their seeing they do not see and for all their hearing they do not hear or understand.

he never spoke to them except by way of parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.

Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak in parables?" He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people. For he who has, to him shall more be given and richly given, but whoever has not, from him shall be taken even what he has.read more.
This is why I speak to them in parables, because for all their seeing they do not see and for all their hearing they do not hear or understand.

and he said to them: "The open secret of the Realm of God is granted to you, but these outsiders get everything by way of parables,

so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that for all their seeing they may not see, and for all their hearing they may not understand.

I have told you this in figures, but the time is coming when I shall speak to you in figures no longer; I shall let you know plainly about the Father.

Jesus told them this allegory, but they did not understand what he was saying to them;

Now when Jesus had finished these parables he set out from there,

He said also, "To what can we compare the Realm of God? how are we to put it in a parable?

Peter answered, "Explain this parable to us at anyrate."

When he was by himself his adherents and the twelve asked him about the parable,

And he said to them, "You do not understand this parable? Then how are you to understand the other parables?

Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or is it for all and sundry?"

When the high priests and Pharisees heard these parables they knew he was speaking about them;

Then they tried to get hold of him, but they were afraid of the multitude. They knew he had meant the parable for them. So they left him and went away.

At that hour the scribes and high priests tried to lay hands on him, but they were afraid of the people. They knew he had meant this parable for them.