So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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.

Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:

The Purpose of Parables

But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.

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,

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?

The Parable of the Growing Seed

And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,

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?

Jesus’ Use of Parables

And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.

But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.

When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

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.

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.

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.