Matthew 13:3

The Parable Of The Sower

² Large crowds gathered to him. He entered a boat while the crowd stood on the shore. ³ And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; ⁴ Some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds devoured them.

Old Man

Matthew 13:10-13

The disciples asked him: Why do you speak in illustrations?

Matthew 13:34-35

Jesus spoke with illustrations to the crowds. He did not speak anything without using illustrations.

Matthew 13:53

After Jesus finished telling these illustrations, he left.

Mark 4:2-9

He taught them many things by illustrations and said to them:

Mark 4:13

Then he asked: Do you not understand this illustration? How will you understand any of the illustrations?

Mark 4:33

He spoke the word to them with many illustrations as long as they were able to listen.

Judges 9:8-20

The trees went out to anoint a king over them. They said to the olive tree: 'Be our king.'

2 Samuel 12:1-7

Jehovah sent Nathan to David. Nathan came to him and said: There were two men in a certain city. One was rich and the other was poor.

Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear (turn my attention) to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the music of a harp.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in an illustration. I will utter dark sayings of old,

Isaiah 5:1-7

Let me sing to my loved one a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

Ezekiel 17:2

Son of man, tell this riddle. Give this illustration to the nation of Israel.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said: Oh no! Lord Jehovah, no! The people already say that I am only telling stories (a figure of speech or a parable).

Ezekiel 24:3-14

Speak a parable to the rebellious house. Say to them: The Lord Jehovah says, Put on the cooking pot, put it on and also pour water in it.

Micah 2:4

In that day they will taunt you and speak mournfully with sorrow and much grief: 'We are utterly ruined! He exchanged the portion of my people and removed it from me. He divided our fields and gave them to the apostate.'

Habakkuk 2:6

Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?

Matthew 22:1

Jesus continued to speak to them with illustrations.

Matthew 24:32

Learn from the illustration of the fig tree. When the branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

Mark 3:23

Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in illustrations. He asked: How could Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 12:1

He taught them with illustrations: A man had a vineyard planted. He built a wall around it. He prepared a place for crushing out the wine and put up a tower. Then he rented it out to field workers, and went into another country.

Mark 12:12

They tried to capture him but feared the crowd. They perceived that he spoke the illustration against them. So they left him and went away.

Luke 8:5-8

The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed some fell by the side of the road. It was trampled under foot and the birds of heaven devoured it.

Luke 8:10

He said: You are meant to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. I speak to the rest in illustrations, that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.

Luke 12:41

Peter said: Lord are you speaking this illustration to us or to everyone?

Luke 15:3-7

Then Jesus told them an illustration:

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.