Matthew 13:8-10

Expanded Bible

⁸ Some other seed fell on good ground where it grew and produced ·a crop [grain]. Some plants made a hundred times more, some made sixty times more, and some made thirty times more. ⁹ ·Let those with ears use them and listen [^LThe one who has ears to hear, let him hear].”

Why Jesus Used Stories to Teach^(A)

¹⁰ The ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you ·use stories to teach the people [^Lspeak to them in parables]?”