³ Then He told them many things in parables,^(A) saying: “Consider the sower who went out to sow.

Using Parables Fulfills Prophecy

³⁴ Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,^{(A) 35} so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

Jesus Interprets the Wheat and the Weeds

³⁶ Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, “Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.”^(C)

¹⁵ Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”^(A)

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

22 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables:

The Parable of the Fig Tree

³² “Now learn this parable^(A) from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.