⁴⁹ Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me, ‘He only talks in riddles!’”

²⁵ “I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father.

¹⁸ He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, “What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said, “He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”

¹³ That is why I use these parables,

¹⁴ This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,

² “Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel.