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Matthew 13:34

Jesus

32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
KJV
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
WEB
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,
ASV
All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:
DARBY
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
BLB
All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds, and without a parable He was not speaking to them,
ÅB
Alt dette talte Jesus til folket i lignelser, og han talte ikke noe til dem uten lignelser.
OTB
Jesus talte alt dette til folkemengdene i lignelser; han talte ikke til dem uten å bruke en lignelse.
B1930
Alt dette talte Jesus i lignelser til folket, og uten lignelser talte han ikke noget til dem,

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Cross references

  • Mark 4:33–34

    And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

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  • John 16:25

    These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

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  • Matthew 13:13

    Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

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