Quotes about Teaching
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
— Matthew 13:3
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
— Matthew 13:10
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
— Matthew 13:11
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
— Matthew 13:13
Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
— Matthew 13:18
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
— Matthew 13:34
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
— Matthew 13:35
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
— Matthew 13:36
Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
— Matthew 13:51
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
— Matthew 13:53
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
— Matthew 13:54
When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
— Matthew 14:13