Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. Cross References Matthew 13:3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, "A farmer went out to sow his seed. Mark 4:34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples. John 10:6 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. John 16:25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father. John 16:29 His disciples said, "See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech. Treasury of Scripture All these things spoke Jesus to the multitude in parables; and without a parable spoke he not to them: Matthew 13:13 Mark 4:33,34 |