Matthew 13:3

The Parable Of The Sower

² And the crowds that gathered about Him were so great that He got into a boat and remained sitting in it, while all the crowd stood on the seashore. ³ And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow, ⁴ and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up,

Old Man

Matthew 13:10-13

Then His disciples came up to Him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in stories?"

Matthew 13:34-35

Jesus told the crowds all this in stories, and without a story He told them nothing,

Matthew 13:53

When Jesus had finished these stories, He left there.

Mark 4:2-9

He continued teaching them by many stories. In His teaching He spoke to them as follows:

Mark 4:13

Then He said to them: "If you do not understand this story, how, indeed, can you understand any of my stories?

Mark 4:33

With many stories like these He kept on telling them the message, as far as they could understand it.

Matthew 22:1

Then Jesus again spoke to them in stories, and said:

Matthew 24:32

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

Mark 3:23

So He called them to Him, and continued speaking to them in short stories, as follows: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Mark 12:1

Then He began to speak to them in stories. "A man once planted a vineyard and fenced it in and hewed out a wine-vat and built a watchtower; then he rented it to tenant farmers, and went abroad.

Mark 12:12

Then they were trying to have Him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He aimed this story at them. And so they left Him and went away.

Luke 8:5-8

"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and were trodden down, and the wild birds ate them up.

Luke 8:10

So He said, "You are granted the privilege of knowing the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others they are told in stories, so that they may look and not see, may hear and not understand.

Luke 12:41

Peter said to Him, "Lord, do you mean this story for us, or is it for everybody?"

Luke 15:3-7

So He told them the following story:

John 16:25

"I have told you these things in allegories, but a time is coming when I shall not do so any longer, but will plainly tell you about the Father.