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Proverbs 1:6
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Proverbs 1:6
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6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (A)riddles.
Proverbs 1:6
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Proverbs 1:6
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- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
Psalm 78:2
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Psalm 78:2
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- Psalm 78:2 obscure sayings or riddles
Psalm 78:2
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Psalm 78:2
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2 I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
Mark 4:11
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Mark 4:11
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11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to (A)know the [a]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to (B)those who are outside, all things come in parables,
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- Mark 4:11 secret or hidden truths
Mark 4:11
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Mark 4:11
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11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(A) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(B) everything is said in parables
Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food belongs to those who are [a]of full age, that is, those who by reason of [b]use have their senses exercised (A)to discern both good and evil.
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- Hebrews 5:14 mature
- Hebrews 5:14 practice
Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)
Psalm 49:4
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Psalm 49:4
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4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will disclose my [a]dark saying on the harp.
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- Psalm 49:4 riddle
Psalm 49:4
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Psalm 49:4
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Acts 8:30-31
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Acts 8:30-31
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30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
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Acts 8:30-31
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Acts 8:30-31
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30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Mark 4:34
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Mark 4:34
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34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, (A)He explained all things to His disciples.
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Mark 4:34
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Mark 4:34
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34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
2 Peter 3:16
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2 Peter 3:16
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16 as also in all his (A)epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the (B)rest of the Scriptures.
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2 Peter 3:16
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2 Peter 3:16
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16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable(A) people distort,(B) as they do the other Scriptures,(C) to their own destruction.
Matthew 13:34-35
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Matthew 13:34-35
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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, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
(B)“I will open My mouth in parables;
(C)I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Matthew 13:34-35
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Matthew 13:34-35
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34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A) 35 So was fulfilled(B) what was spoken through the prophet:
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- Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2
Matthew 13:10-17
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Matthew 13:10-17
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The Purpose of Parables(A)
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because (B)it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 (C)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
(D)‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not (E)perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears (F)are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have (G)closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I [b]should (H)heal them.’
16 But (I)blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to you (J)that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
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- Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
- Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
Matthew 13:10-17
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Matthew 13:10-17
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10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven(A) has been given to you,(B) but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(C) 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(D)
14 In them is fulfilled(E) the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](F)
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(G) 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see(H) but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
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- Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
Ecclesiastes 12:11
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Ecclesiastes 12:11
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11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of [a]scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:11 Lit. masters of assemblies
Ecclesiastes 12:11
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Ecclesiastes 12:11
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11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails(A)—given by one shepherd.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or Shepherd
Numbers 12:8
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Numbers 12:8
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8 I speak with him (A)face to face,
Even (B)plainly,[a] and not in [b]dark sayings;
And he sees (C)the form of the Lord.
Why then (D)were you not afraid
To speak against My servant Moses?”
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- Numbers 12:8 appearing
- Numbers 12:8 riddles
Numbers 12:8
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Numbers 12:8
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Matthew 13:51-52
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Matthew 13:51-52
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51 [a]Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”
They said to Him, “Yes, [b]Lord.”
52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every [c]scribe instructed [d]concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure (A)things new and old.”
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- Matthew 13:51 NU omits Jesus said to them
- Matthew 13:51 NU omits Lord
- Matthew 13:52 A scholar of the Old Testament
- Matthew 13:52 Or for
Matthew 13:51-52
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Matthew 13:51-52
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51 “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked.
“Yes,” they replied.
52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
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