Hosea 6:3
3 aLet us know; blet us press on to know the Lord;chis going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us das the showers,
eas the spring rains that water the earth.”
Matthew 13:10
The Purpose of the Parables
10Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”Matthew 13:18
The Parable of the Sower Explained
18 f“Hear then the parable of the sower:Matthew 13:36
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36Then he left the crowds and went into gthe house. And his disciples came to him, saying, h“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”Matthew 15:15
15But Peter said to him, i“Explain the parable to us.”Mark 4:10
The Purpose of the Parables
10And jwhen he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.Mark 4:34
34He did not speak to them kwithout a parable, but lprivately to his own disciples he mexplained everything.Mark 7:17-18
17And when he had entered nthe house and left the people, ohis disciples asked him about the parable. 18And he said to them, “Then pare you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,John 15:15
15 qNo longer do I call you servants, ▼▼Greek bondservants
for the servant ▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 20
tdoes not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for uall that I have heard from my Father vI have made known to you.
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