'Parable' in the Bible
"To you then I will explain the parable of the Sower.
Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,
Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.
Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."
When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field."
"Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad.
"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"
And they kept looking out for an opportunity to seize Him, but were afraid of the people; for they saw that in this parable He had referred to *them*. So they left Him and went away.
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.