Prophecy and Parables
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c All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
d "I will open My mouth in parables;
e I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world."
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Cross References
Mark 4:33
And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.
Mark 4:34
But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.
John 10:6
Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
John 16:25
These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
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Cross References
Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old.
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Cross References
Romans 16:25
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began
Romans 16:26
But now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith -
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory.
Ephesians 3:9
And to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:26
The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.
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