'Parable' in the Bible

When a large crowd was gathering together, and people from city after city were coming to Him, He spoke [to them] using a parable:

Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

“Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed is the word of God [concerning eternal salvation].

Then He told them a parable, saying, “There was a rich man whose land was very fertile and productive.

Peter said, “Lord, are You addressing this parable to us [disciples], or to everyone else as well?”

Then He began telling them this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any;

Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

So He told them this parable:

Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart,

He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:

While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they assumed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately [as soon as He reached the city].

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

Then He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees;