Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. Cross References Matthew 13:34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. Mark 4:34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples. John 16:25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father. John 16:29 His disciples said, "See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech. 2 Peter 2:22 Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud." Treasury of Scripture This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them. they understood not. John 6:52,60 John 7:36 John 8:27,43 |
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