Mark 4:34

He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.

John 16:25

"I have said these things to you in figurative language. The time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Matthew 13:36-43

Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and asked, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."

Matthew 15:15-20

Then Peter told him, "Explain to us this parable."

Mark 4:10

When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables.

Luke 24:27

Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them all the passages of Scripture about himself.

Mark 7:17-23

When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples began asking him about the parable.

Luke 8:9-10

Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

Luke 24:44-46

Then he told them, "These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to be fulfilled."

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Summary

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

Bible References

When

Mark 4:10
When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables.
Mark 7:17
When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples began asking him about the parable.
Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and asked, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."
Matthew 15:15
Then Peter told him, "Explain to us this parable."
Luke 8:9
Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.
Luke 24:27
Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them all the passages of Scripture about himself.

General references

Ezekiel 17:2
"Son of Man, compose a riddle and relate a parable to Israel's house.
Matthew 13:34
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Matthew 22:1
Again Jesus spoke to them in parables. He said,
Mark 4:10
When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables.
Mark 7:17
When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples began asking him about the parable.

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