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I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
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for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
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“Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.
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Then I said, “Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?’”
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Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it.
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I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them.”
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The Parable of the Sower
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
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Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
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This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
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“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
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The Parable of the Weeds
Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
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He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
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So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
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The Parable of the Weeds Explained
Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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The Parable of the Net
“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
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A Prophet Without Honor
When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
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Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
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The Parable of the Wandering Sheep
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
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The Parable of the Two Sons
“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
