Prophecy and the Parables

^34 (A)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,

Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you ^(A)plainly about the Father.

Jesus’ Use of Parables

^33 (A)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. ³⁴ But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, ^(B)He explained all things to His disciples.

¹³ Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.