23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and,

Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them:

And Jesus began to speak to them in parables: "A man once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a wine-press, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables.

So Jesus called them to him, and answered them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his Message, as far as they were able to receive it;

Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to them he used never to speak at all except in parables,

That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.

And to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.

Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?" "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those. For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.read more.
That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.

And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that--

"To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.'

I have spoken to you of all this in figures; a time is coming, however, when I shall not speak any longer to you in figures, but shall tell you about the Father plainly.

This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.

When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.

Jesus also said: "To what can we liken the Kingdom of God?

Upon this, Peter said to Jesus: "Explain this saying to us."

Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;

You do not know the meaning of this parable!" he went on; "Then how will you understand all the other parables?

"Master," said Peter, "are you telling this parable with reference to us or to every one?"

After listening to these parables, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees saw that it was about them that he was speaking;

After this his enemies were eager to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed the parable. So they let him alone, and went away.

After this the Teachers of the Law and the Chief Priest were eager to lay hands on Jesus then and there, but they were afraid of the people; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed this parable.