Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 20:49 · retained source text
Then said I, Ah LORD God, they say of me, Doeth he not speake parables?
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parables
Meaning of “parables”
Comparisons or earthly accounts used to set forth truths.
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16 occurrences16 verses4 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Ezekiel 20:49
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Every verse containing “parables”
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 13:3 · retained source text
And hee spake many things vnto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went foorth to sow.
1611 marginal noteLuke 8.5.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:10 · retained source text
And the disciples came, and sayd vnto him, Why speakest thou vnto them in parables?
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:13 · retained source text
Therefore speake I to then in parables: because they seeing, see not: and hearing, they heare not, neither doe they vnderstand.
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 13:34 · retained source text
All these things spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake hee not vnto them:
1611 marginal noteMarke 4.33.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 13:35 · retained source text
That it might bee fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I wil vtter things which haue bin kept secret from the foundation of the world.
1611 marginal notePsal. 78.2.
¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:53 · retained source text
¶ And it came to passe, that when Iesus had finished these parables, hee departed thence.
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:45 · retained source text
And when the chiefe Priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceiued that he spake of them.
AND Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 22:1 · retained source text
¶ And Iesus answered, and spake vnto them againe by parables, and said,
1611 marginal noteLuke 14.16. reuel. 19.9.
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 3:23 · retained source text
And he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, Howe can Satan cast out Satan?
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