Matthew 13:34-35
New American Standard Bible
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak anything to them (A)without a parable. 35 This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be [a]fulfilled:
“(B)I will open My mouth in parables;
I will proclaim things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:35 Lit fulfilled, saying
Matthew 13:34-35
Revised Standard Version
The Use of Parables
34 All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet:[a]
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:35 Other ancient authorities read the prophet Isaiah
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