23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;

And He taught them many things by similitudes, and said to them in his instruction,

And He began to speak unto them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.

And Jesus resuming his discourse spake unto them again in parables,

So He called them to Him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

And in many such parables spake He the word to them, as they had ability to hear it: but spake not to them without a parable.

All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake nothing to them without a parable:

for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand.

And He explained all to his disciples in private.

And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables? And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted: for whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away from him:read more.
for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand.

And he said unto them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but unto them that are without all things are delivered in parables:

And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

These things have I spoken to you in parables: but the time is coming when I shall no more speak to you in parables, but tell you with plainness concerning the Father.

This parable Jesus spake unto them; but they did not understand what He said to them.

And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence:

And He said, To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what similitude shall we represent it?

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

And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.

Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.

Then said Peter unto Him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us only, or to all others likewise?

And when the chief priests and pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that He spake of them:

And they sought to lay hands on Him, but they were afraid of the people; (for they knew that He spake the parable against them) and they left Him, and went away.

And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.