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Mark 4:34
And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

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Mark 4:33
And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

Matthew 13:11
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:34
All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

Matthew 13:35
That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

Matthew 13:36
Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

Matthew 15:15
Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

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2 Peter 1:20
Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.

Luke 8:11
Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 24:27
And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself.

Matthew 13:37
And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

Matthew 24:33
Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

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