'Parable' in the Bible

I will open my mouth in a parable;I will utter dark sayings of old,

“Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,“Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water in it;

“Hear then the parable of the sower.

Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable.

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

And He *said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable.

And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

And He also spoke a parable to them: “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.

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

And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.

And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

So He told them this parable, saying,

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and 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 supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

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