Bible Cross References
a proverb
Matthew 13:10-17
10
And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
11
He answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
12
"For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will 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 the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15
For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with [their] eyes and hear with [their] ears, Lest they should understand with [their] hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.'
16
"But blessed [are] your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;
17
"for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous [men] desired to see what you see, and did not see [it,] and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it.]
Matthew 13:51-17
Matthew 13:52-17
Mark 4:11
And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
Mark 4:34
But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.
Acts 8:30
So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Acts 8:31
And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
the words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.
dark
Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
Matthew 13:34
All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
Matthew 13:35
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world."
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, [that is,] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
2 Peter 3:16
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable [people] twist to their own destruction, as [they do] also the rest of the Scriptures.