'Parable' in the Bible

for understanding a proverb or a parable,the words of the wise, and their riddles.

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

Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them: This is what the Lord God says:Put the pot on the fire—put it on,and then pour water into it!

“You, then, listen to the parable of the sower:

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

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,

Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, “Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.”

Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

“Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

Then He said to them: “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any of the parables?

And He said: “How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it?

And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.

When He went into the house away from the crowd, the disciples asked Him about the parable.

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

“Learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

He also told them a parable: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. Otherwise, not only will he tear the new, but also the piece from the new garment will not match the old.

He also told them a parable: “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:

Then His disciples asked Him, “What does this parable mean?”

“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Then He told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive.

“Lord,” Peter asked, “are You telling this parable to us or to everyone?”

And He told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.

He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:

So He told them this parable:

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.

Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

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