But Jesus called them over to him. Using illustrations he asked them, “How can Satan throw out Satan?
I pay attention to wise sayings; I answer hard questions to a tune on the harp.
He explained many things to them, using stories as illustrations. “The sower went out to sow,” he began.
Jesus explained all these things to the crowds using illustrated stories—in fact he didn't speak to them without using stories.
“Go away, Satan!” said Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him, and him alone.’”
Then Jesus began to speak to them using illustrated stories. “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to some farmers, and left on a journey.
A kingdom fighting itself can't continue.
He told them, “The mystery of God's kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsiders only have the stories,
He illustrated his teachings using many stories.