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:
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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:
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1 Kings 10:1
Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.
2 Peter 3:16
And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.
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Psalms 78:69
And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
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Proverbs 8:1
Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?
Matthew 10:27
What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.
Matthew 13:2
And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.
Matthew 13:4
And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:
Matthew 13:5
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
Matthew 13:6
And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.
Matthew 13:7
And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:
Matthew 13:8
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
Matthew 13:9
He who has ears, let him give ear.
John 16:1
I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.
2 Corinthians 3:12
Having then such a hope, we keep nothing back,
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Matthew 13:12
Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Matthew 13:14
And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
Matthew 13:16
But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.
Matthew 13:17
For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
Luke 8:10
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
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Matthew 13:51
Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
Matthew 24:45
Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
Mark 4:2
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
Mark 4:11
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
Mark 4:13
And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
John 16:13
However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
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John 16:16
After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.
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John 16:17
So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?
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Hebrews 9:9
And this is an image of the present time; when the offerings which are given are not able to make the heart of the worshipper completely clean,
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Revelation 8:12
And at the sounding of the fourth angel, a third part of the sun, and of the moon, and of the stars was made dark, so that there was no light for a third part of the day and of the night.
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