'Parable' in the Bible
And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them.
The meaning of the parable is as follows. The seed is God's Message.
And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,
"Master," said Peter, "are you addressing this parable to us, or to all alike?"
And He gave them the following parable. "A man," He said, "who had a fig-tree growing in his garden came to look for fruit on it and could find none.
He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart.
And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.
As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.
And He spoke a parable to them. "See," He said, "the fig-tree and all the trees.