Psalm 78:2
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2 I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings from of old,(A)
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—
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)
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
Mark 4:34
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34 he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.(A)
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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.
Matthew 13:11-13
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11 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[a] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.(A) 12 For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance, but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(B) 13 The reason I speak to them in parables is that ‘seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand.’(C)
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- 13.11 Or mysteries
Matthew 13:11-13
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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)
Psalm 49:4
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4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my riddle to the music of the harp.(A)
Psalm 49:4
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Proverbs 1:6
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6 to understand a proverb and a figure,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
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
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