Matthew 13:3
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:10-13
Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,
Matthew 13:53
After Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place,
Mark 4:2-9
Then he began teaching them in parables many things. In his teaching he said to them.
Mark 4:13
"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?
Mark 4:33
With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it;
Matthew 22:1
Once more Jesus answered them in parables.
Matthew 24:32
"Learn from the fig tree, her parable; when her branches are become soft, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near;
Mark 3:23
So when he had called them to him he spoke to them in parables. "How," said he, "can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 12:1
Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.
Mark 12:12
And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.
Luke 8:5-8
"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the wayside, and was trodden under foot, and the wild birds ate it up.
Luke 8:10
He answered. "To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God; But all others are taught in parables so that seeing they shall not see, and hearing they shall not hear.
Luke 12:41
"Master," said Peter, "are you speaking this parable to us or to all alike?"
Luke 15:3-7
And he told them a parable.
John 16:25
"I have told you these things in figures; but the time is coming when I shall no longer speak in figures, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.