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Matthew 13:35

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.

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

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.

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

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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
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
KJV
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.
WEB
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
ASV
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
DARBY
so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.
BLB
so that it might be fulfilled, that having been spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of] the world.”
ÅB
Dette var for at det som er talt ved profeten skulle oppfylles, der han sier:
«Jeg vil åpne munnen i lignelser,
jeg vil fortelle det som har vært skjult fra verdens grunnvoll ble lagt.»
OTB
Dette var for å oppfylle det som var talt gjennom profeten: «Jeg vil åpne min munn i lignelser; jeg vil uttale ting som har vært skjult siden verdens grunnvoll ble lagt.»
B1930
forat det skulde opfylles som er talt ved profeten, som sier: Jeg vil oplate min munn i lignelser, jeg vil utsi det som har vært skjult fra verdens grunnvoll blev lagt.

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  • Psalms 78:2

    I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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  • Ephesians 3:9

    And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

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  • 1 Peter 1:20–21

    Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

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  • Romans 16:25–26

    Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:7

    But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

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  • John 17:24

    Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

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  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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  • Colossians 1:25–26

    Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

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