Matthew 13:34-35
English Standard Version
Prophecy and Parables
34 (A)All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[a]
(B)“I will open my mouth in parables;
(C)I will utter what has been hidden (D)since the foundation of the world.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet
Matthew 13:34-35
International Standard Version
Why Jesus Used Parables(A)
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using[a] a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet[b] when he said,
“I will open my mouth to speak[c] in parables.
I will declare what has been hidden
since the creation of the world.”[d]
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:34 The Gk. lacks using
- Matthew 13:35 Other mss. read Isaiah the prophet
- Matthew 13:35 The Gk. lacks to speak
- Matthew 13:35 Cf. Ps 78:2
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