Prophecy and Parables

34 (A)All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[a]

(B)“I will open my mouth in parables;
    (C)I will utter what has been hidden (D)since the foundation of the world.”

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowds and went into (E)the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, (F)“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet

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