³ Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

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:

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.”

¹⁵ Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”^(A)

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet^(A)

22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

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.