31 occurrences

'Parable' in the Bible

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

Verse ConceptsPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seeds

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

Verse ConceptsLikeningFigurative FieldsLikening ThingsSowing Seeds

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

Verse ConceptsLikeningParables Of SowingFigurative FieldsLikening ThingsParables Of The KingdomSeedsSowing Seeds

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.”

Verse ConceptsFoodExaggerationsDoughKingdom Of God, Coming OfParablesWeights And Measures, DryYeastLeavenParables Of ChristLeavenedHidden ThingsThree Other ThingsOther Volume Measureswomanhood

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

Verse ConceptsMultitudesCrowdsJesus Using Parables

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.”

Verse ConceptsTeachablenessCrowds AvoidedFigurative FieldsEntering HousesChrist With His Disciples

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

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleJesus Using Parables

“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.

Verse ConceptsJourneyOccupationsTowersVineyardWallsFortsExcavationTreading GrapesLeasinglent

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

Verse ConceptsSpringTendernessSummerSoftnessNear The Time GenerallyParable Of The Fig TreeSeasons Changingspringtimerebirth

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

Verse ConceptsCommunicationDo You Understand?Jesus Using Parables

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

Verse ConceptsComparingJesus Using ParablesParables Of The Kingdom

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

Verse ConceptsExplanationsHow Disciples LearnExposition Of The ScripturesJesus As Our TeacherChrist Speaking To DisciplesJesus Using Parables

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

Verse ConceptsTeachablenessEntering HousesQuestioning ChristThe Disciples Words

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.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristTeachers Of The LawProper UnderstandingArresting ChristFearing Other PeopleJesus Using ParablesLeaving People Alone

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

Verse ConceptsSpringTendernessSummerSoftnessFoliageParable Of The Fig Tree

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.

Verse ConceptsNewnessMendingRepairingUnusedNot Like Things

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

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds Around Jesusgathering

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

Verse ConceptsQuestioning ChristMeaningThe Disciples Words

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

Verse ConceptsRich, TheFertile LandWealthy PeopleFarminguncertainty

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

Verse ConceptsJesus Using Parablesimpulsiveness

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.

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical VineyardsSeeking For Concrete Things

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

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfTablesGuest Roomsmarketing

So He told them this parable:

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.

Verse ConceptsSuddenly

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.

Verse ConceptsOccupationsFortsAfter A Long TimeLeasingFarming

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.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsCrowdsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristTeachers Of The LawProper UnderstandingPeople OpposedArresting ChristFearing Other PeopleJesus Using ParablesOpposition To Christ From ScribesThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

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

Verse ConceptsSigns Of The End Times

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