16 occurrences

'Parable' in the Bible

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.

Verse ConceptsNewnessMendingRepairingUnusedNot Like Things

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?

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristDitchesBlindness, SymbolicPitsParables Of ChristPeople Falling From A HeightHoles In The GroundBlindness

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

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds Around Jesusgathering

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

Verse ConceptsQuestioning ChristMeaningThe Disciples Words

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

Verse ConceptsRich, TheFertile LandWealthy PeopleFarminguncertainty

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

Verse ConceptsJesus Using Parablesimpulsiveness

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.

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical VineyardsSeeking For Concrete Things

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,

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfTablesGuest Roomsmarketing

So He told them this parable, saying,

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.

Verse ConceptsSuddenly

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.

Verse ConceptsOccupationsFortsAfter A Long TimeLeasingFarming

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

Verse ConceptsSigns Of The End Times

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