Matthew 12:42
"The Queen of the South will rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! a greater than Solomon is here!
Luke 11:31
"The queen of the South shall rise up in Judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, one greater than Solomon is here!
Matthew 13:11
"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.
Matthew 13:35
in fulfilment of the word spoken by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world."
Mark 4:34
and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables. But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples.
John 17:3
And this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
1 Corinthians 1:20-21
Sage, rabbi, skeptic of this present age??here are they all? Has not God made foolish the philosophy of the world?