Lexicon :: Strong's G3850 - parabolē

He told them many things in [fn]parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];

Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?”

“Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:

Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like [fn]leaven, which a woman took and worked into three [fn]measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.

Peter asked Him, “Explain this parable [about what defiles a person] to us.”

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country].

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was talking about them.

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near;

As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.

Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand and grasp the meaning of all the parables?

And He said, “How shall we [fn]picture the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use to illustrate and explain it?

With many such parables, Jesus spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear and understand it;

When Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the [fn]house, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A [fn]WALL AROUND IT, AND DUG A PIT FOR THE WINE PRESS AND BUILT A TOWER; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country.

And they were looking for a way to seize Him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they knew that He spoke this parable in reference to [and as a charge against] them. And so they left Him and went away.

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and it puts out its leaves, you recognize that summer is near.

He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man guide [another] blind man? Will they not both fall into a hole in the ground?

When a large crowd was gathering together, and people from city after city were coming to Him, He spoke [to them] using a parable:

Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

Peter said, “Lord, are You addressing this parable to us [disciples], or to everyone else as well?”

Then He began telling them this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any;

Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

So He told them this parable:

Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart,

He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:

While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they assumed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately [as soon as He reached the city].

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

Then He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees;