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So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
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The Parable of the Sower
And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.
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Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
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The Purpose of Parables
But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.
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And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
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The Parable of the Sower Explained
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?
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Jesus’ Use of Parables
And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.
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But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.
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When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.
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The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers
Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
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And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
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The Parable of the Fig Tree
“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.