Mark 4:11

4:11 He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

Mark 4:34

4:34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

Mark 3:23

3:23 So he called them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Psalms 49:4

49:4 I will learn a song that imparts wisdom;

I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

Psalms 78:2

78:2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;

I will make insightful observations about the past.

Matthew 13:3

13:3 He told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow.

Matthew 13:10

13:10 Then the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”

Matthew 13:34-35

The Purpose of Parables

13:34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable. 13:35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,

I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”