Matthew 13:34-36
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34 Jesus told the people all these things in stories. He did not tell them anything without a story.
35 What the prophet of God said long ago, came true. He said, `I will use stories. I will tell things that have been secret since the world was made.'
36 Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. His disciples came to him. They said, `Tell us the meaning of the story about the weeds in the field.'
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Matthew 13:34-36
New International Version
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
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