Psalm 78:2

I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago

I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.

in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

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

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I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.

That's why I speak to them in parables, because "they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'

in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

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

and he began to teach them:

Nothing is hidden except for the purpose of having it revealed, and nothing is secret except for the purpose of having it come to light.