Matthew 13:34
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,
Mark 4:33-34
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
John 16:25
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the hour is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
Matthew 13:13
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
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All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
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Matthew 13:13
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
Mark 4:33
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.