Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it:
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new agreeth not with the old.
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:
In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish for ever.
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
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