Matthew 13:10
“And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?”
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
Cross-References
“To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.”
“And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.”
“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”
“And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.”
“And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,”