Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old--
Proverbs 1:6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Ezekiel 17:2 "Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell the house of Israel a parable.
Hosea 12:10 I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them."
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Matthew 13:10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"
Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
Matthew 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like...
Matthew 13:31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like...
Matthew 13:33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven...
Matthew 13:34 Matthew 13 Matthew 13:33-35 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
Matthew 13:35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."
Matthew 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying...
Mark 4:2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said...
Mark 4:10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables...
Mark 4:11 He told them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables...
Mark 4:13 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
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CapandBall 1:1 The Bible is full of parables. Don't let another man tell you what they mean.
Romans 14:5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
"Jesus taught the people by telling stories told parables, using familair scenes to teach spritual truth. This method of teaching compells the listener to think. It conceals the truth from those who are too stuborn and prejudiced to hear what is being taught. Most parables have one main point, so we must be careful not to go beyond what Jesus intended to teach." (Mark 4:2 Study note in a study Bible)
Parables are simple to understand, unless you don't want to understand. Anyone that tells you that no one should ever explain a parable is hiding the truth of the Bible.