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

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Using Parables Fulfills Prophecy

34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and he did not tell them anything without a parable,(A) 35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open my mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.[a][b](B)

Jesus Interprets the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds

36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 13:35 Some mss omit of the world
  2. 13:35 Ps 78:2

15 Then Peter said, “Explain this parable to us.”(A)

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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

22 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables:

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The Parable of the Fig Tree

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

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