Matthew 13:10
Christian Standard Bible
Why Jesus Used Parables
10 Then the disciples(A) came up and asked him, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?” (B)
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Matthew 13:10
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10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
Matthew 13:34-36
Christian Standard Bible
Using Parables Fulfills Prophecy
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and he did not tell them anything without a parable,(A) 35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
I will open my mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.[a][b](B)
Jesus Interprets the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”(C)
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Matthew 13:34-36
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34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A) 35 So was fulfilled(B) what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[a](C)
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable(D) of the weeds in the field.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2
Matthew 15:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 Then Peter said, “Explain this parable to us.”(A)
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Matthew 15:15
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15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(A)
Matthew 21:33
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The Parable of the Vineyard Owner
33 “Listen(A) to another parable:(B) There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower.(C) He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.(D)
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Matthew 21:33
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The Parable of the Tenants(A)
33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(B) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(C) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(D)
Matthew 21:45
Christian Standard Bible
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables,(A) they knew he was speaking about them.
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Matthew 21:45
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45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
Matthew 22:1
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Matthew 22:1
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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet(A)
22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
Matthew 24:32
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The Parable of the Fig Tree
32 “Learn this lesson(A) from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.
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Matthew 24:32
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32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
Mark 4:2
Christian Standard Bible
2 He taught them many things in parables,(A) and in his teaching(B) he said to them,
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Mark 4:2
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2 He taught them many things by parables,(A) and in his teaching said:
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