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Matthew 13:34-36
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Matthew 13:34-36
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The Reason for Teaching with Stories
(Mark 4.33,34)
34 Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories. 35 (A) So God's promise came true, just as the prophet[a] had said,
“I will use stories
to speak my message
and to explain things hidden
since the creation
of the world.”
Jesus Explains the Story about the Weeds
36 After Jesus left the crowd and went inside,[b] his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the story about the weeds in the wheat field.”
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Matthew 13:34-36
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Matthew 13:34-36
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34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(A) 35 So was fulfilled(B) what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[a](C)
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable(D) of the weeds in the field.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2
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