23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

And he spoke many [things] to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow,

And he began to teach them many [things] in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,

And he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence [around it], and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.

And continuing, Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

And he called them to himself [and] was speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan expel Satan?

And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

Jesus spoke all these [things] to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable,

For this [reason] I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,

And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.

And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?" And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted. For whoever has, to him [more] will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.read more.
For this [reason] I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,

And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,

And he said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest [they are] in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

"I have said these [things] to you in figurative sayings. An hour is coming when I will speak to you in figurative sayings no longer, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them.

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.

And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?

And Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or also for everyone?"

And [when] the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them,

And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him [and] went away.

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay [their] hands on him at [that] same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.