John 16:29
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29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.(A)
Psalm 78:2
New International Version
2 I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
Ezekiel 20:49
New International Version
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 20:49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.
Matthew 13:34
New International Version
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A)
Mark 4:33
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33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(A)
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.
John 10:6
New International Version
6 Jesus used this figure of speech,(A) but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.(B)
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