'Parable' in the Bible

Then he told them, "You don't understand this parable, so how can you understand any of the parables?

He was also saying, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?

He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.

When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples began asking him about the parable.

They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.