Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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Bible References
Doth
Matthew 13:13
I speak to them in illustrations (stories) (parables) (allegories), because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear. They just do not understand.
John 16:25
I have spoken to you in figurative language (illustrations and proverbs). The hour comes when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language. I will tell you plainly from the Father.
Acts 17:18
The Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said: What is this babbler saying? Others: He seems to be advocating strange gods because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
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Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, tell this riddle. Give this illustration to the nation of Israel.
Ezekiel 24:19
The people said to me: Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?