Add parallel Print Page Options

The Use of Parables

34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. 35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:[a]

“I will open my mouth to speak in parables;
    I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”[b]

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Weeds

36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:35 Other ancient authorities read the prophet Isaiah
  2. Matthew 13:35 Other ancient authorities lack of the world

Bible Gateway Recommends

NRSV LIVE Bible for Teens, Catholic Edition
NRSV LIVE Bible for Teens, Catholic Edition
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $26.99
Save: $13.00 (33%)
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Holy Bible: NRSV
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Holy Bible: NRSV
Retail: $16.99
Our Price: $11.99
Save: $5.00 (29%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
NRSVue, Gift Bible, Leathersoft, Burgundy, Comfort Print
NRSVue, Gift Bible, Leathersoft, Burgundy, Comfort Print
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $20.99
Save: $9.00 (30%)
NRSV Catholic Prayer Bible, Lectio Divina Edition
NRSV Catholic Prayer Bible, Lectio Divina Edition
Retail: $44.95
Our Price: $37.49
Save: $7.46 (17%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars