Bible Cross References
a proverb
Matthew 13:10-17
10
And the disciples approached and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
11
He answered and said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
12
For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'Hearing you shall hear and by no means understand, and seeing you shall see and by no means perceive.
15
For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn back, that I should heal them.'
16
"But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
17
For assuredly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous [men] desired to see what you see, and they did not see, and to hear what you hear, and they did not hear."
Matthew 13:51-17
Matthew 13:52-17
Mark 4:11
And He said to them, "Unto you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come to be [spoken] in parables,
Mark 4:34
And apart from a parable He did not speak to them, however, privately to His disciples, he would explain all things.
Acts 8:30
And Phillip, running up to it, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Indeed, do you know what you are reading?"
Acts 8:31
And he said, "How can I, if not someone guides me?" And he urged Philip to come up and sit with him.
the words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
dark
Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my riddle on the harp.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter dark sayings [which have been] from the beginning.
Matthew 13:34
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds, and without a parable He did not speak to them,
Matthew 13:35
so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world."
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, for those because of their practice have their senses trained for the distinguishing of both good and evil.
2 Peter 3:16
as also in all his letters, speaking in them about these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.