23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.

And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,

And he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set up a hedge, and dug a winevat, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went on a journey.

And having responded, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying,

And having summoned them, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes, and he did not speak to them independent of a parable,

Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor do they understand.

And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.

And the disciples having come, they said to him, Why do thou speak to them in parables? And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given. For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.read more.
Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor do they understand.

And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.

These things I have spoken to you in veiled words. The hour comes, when I will no more speak to you in veiled words, but will inform you plainly about the Father.

Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, he departed from there.

And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?

And having answered, Peter said to him, Explain this parable to us.

And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.

And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? And how will ye understand all the parables?

And Peter said to him, Lord, did thou speak this parable to us, or also to all?

And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke about them.

And they sought to seize him. And they feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And having left him, they went away.

And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.