Matthew 13:34

WEB

³⁴Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

KJV

³⁴All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

BSB

³⁴Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

FBV

³⁴Jesus explained all these things to the crowds using illustrated stories—in fact he didn't speak to them without using stories.

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Extra References

John 16:25

²⁵“I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Mark 4:33-34

³³With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. ³⁴Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

Matthew 13:13

¹³Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.