23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow.

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

And be began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence round, and digged a winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

And Jesus, having answered, spake to them in parables, saying,

And having called them, in parables spake he to them, How can Satan cast out Satan

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

All these things spake Jesus in parables to the crowds; and without a parable spake he not to them.

For this I speak to them in parables: for seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And without a parable spake he not to them: and apart, he solved all to his disciples.

And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? And having answered, he said to them, For to you it was given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it was not given. For whoever has shall be given to him, and he shall have in excess; and whoever has not, also what he has shall be taken away from him.read more.
For this I speak to them in parables: for seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And he said to them, To you has it been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to those without, all are in parables:

And he said, To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: and to the rest in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

These have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the hour comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but with freedom of speech will I announce to you of the Father.

This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake th them.

And it was when Jesus finished these parables, he removed thence.

And he said, To what should we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable should we hold it forth?

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

And when he was alone, they about him with the twelve asked him of the parable.

And he says to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?

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

And the chief priests and Pharisees, having heard his parable, knew that he spake of them.

And they sought to seize him, and they feared the crowd: for they knew that he spake this parable against them: and having let him go they went away.

And the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands upon him in the same hour; and they feared the people: for they knew he spake this parable against them.