23 Bible Verses about Jesus Using Parables

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

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

And he said to them in parables, A man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

And Jesus answering, spake to them again in parables, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a king,

And calling them to him, he said to them in parables, 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 to the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them:

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

But without a parable spake he not to them: and in private he expounded all things to his disciples.

And the disciples came and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? He answered and said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even what he hath.read more.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are in parables:

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

I have spoken these things to you in parables: but the time is coming, when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but will shew you plainly of the Father.

This parable spake Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which he spake to them.

And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence: And coming into his own country,

And he said, Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable.

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

And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? How then will ye know all parables?

Then Peter said to him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

And the chief priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, knew he spoke of them.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitude; for they knew he had spoken the parable against them; and leaving him, they went away.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour; but they feared the people; for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.