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Matthew 13:34-35
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The Use of Parables

34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing.(A) 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](B)

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  1. 13.35 Other ancient authorities read the prophet Isaiah
  2. 13.35 Other ancient authorities add of the world
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Matthew 13:34-35
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Parables Fulfill Prophecy

34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable, 35 in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said,

“I will open my mouth in parables;
    I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation.”[a][b]

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  1. Matthew 13:35 A quotation from Ps 78:2
  2. Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts have “since the creation of the world”
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