I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma upon the harp.
Matthew 13:3 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He told them many things in parables (stories by way of illustration and comparison), saying, A sower went out to sow. American Standard Version (1901) And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; Common English Bible He said many things to them in parables: “A farmer went out to scatter seed. Catholic Public Domain Version And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow seed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow. |
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma upon the harp.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter enigmas from ancient time:
Son of man, propose an enigma and use a parable to the house of Israel;
And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use parables?
In that day a parable shall be lifted up against you, and a wailing of a wailing was wailed, saying, Being laid waste, we shall be laid waste: he will exchange a portion of my people: how he will remove to me; for turning away, he will divide our fields.
Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?
And in his sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things came and swallowed them down.
And from the fig tree learn a parable; When already her young shoot should be tender, and the leaves should spring forth, ye know that summer is near:
And be began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence round, and digged a winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
And they sought to seize him, and they feared the crowd: for they knew that he spake this parable against them: and having let him go they went away.
And having called them, in parables spake he to them, How can Satan cast out Satan
And he says to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?
And with many such parables spake he the word to them, as they were able to hear.
And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?
And he said, To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: and to the rest in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
These have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the hour comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but with freedom of speech will I announce to you of the Father.