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Ezekiel 17:2
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Ezekiel 17:2
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2 O mortal, propound a riddle and speak an allegory to the house of Israel.(A)
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Ezekiel 17:2
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Ezekiel 17:2
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2 “Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.(A)
Ezekiel 17:2
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Ezekiel 17:2
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2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
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Ezekiel 20:49
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Ezekiel 20:49
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49 Then I said, “Ah Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’ ”(A)
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Ezekiel 20:49
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Ezekiel 20:49
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- Ezekiel 20:49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.
Ezekiel 20:49
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Ezekiel 20:49
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49 Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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12 For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.(A)
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;(A) then we shall see face to face.(B) Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.(C)
1 Corinthians 13:12
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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Mark 4:33-34
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Mark 4:33-34
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The Use of Parables
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it;(A) 34 he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.(B)
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Mark 4:33-34
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Mark 4:33-34
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33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(A) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(B) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Mark 4:33-34
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Mark 4:33-34
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33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
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Matthew 13:35
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Matthew 13:35
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35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:[a]
“I will open my mouth to speak in parables;
I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation.”[b](A)
Matthew 13:35
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Matthew 13:35
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35 So was fulfilled(A) what was spoken through the prophet:
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- Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2
Matthew 13:35
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Matthew 13:35
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35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
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Matthew 13:13-14
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Matthew 13:13-14
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13 The reason I speak to them in parables is that ‘seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand.’(A) 14 With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says:
‘You will indeed listen but never understand,
and you will indeed look but never perceive.(B)
Matthew 13:13-14
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Matthew 13:13-14
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13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(A)
14 In them is fulfilled(B) the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Matthew 13:13-14
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Matthew 13:13-14
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13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
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Hosea 12:10
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Hosea 12:10
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10 I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied visions,
and through the prophets I will bring destruction.(A)
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Hosea 12:10
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Hosea 12:10
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Hosea 12:10
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10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
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Ezekiel 24:3
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Ezekiel 24:3
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3 And utter an allegory to the rebellious house and say to them: Thus says the Lord God:
Set on the pot; set it on;
pour in water also;(A)
Ezekiel 24:3
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Ezekiel 24:3
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3 Tell this rebellious people(A) a parable(B) and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Put on the cooking pot;(C) put it on
and pour water into it.
Ezekiel 24:3
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Ezekiel 24:3
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3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
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2 Samuel 12:1-4
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2 Samuel 12:1-4
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2 Samuel 12:1-4
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2 Samuel 12:1-4
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Nathan Rebukes David(A)
12 The Lord sent Nathan(B) to David.(C) When he came to him,(D) he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
4 “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”
2 Samuel 12:1-4
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2 Samuel 12:1-4
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12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
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