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- noun Plural form of
parable .
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Examples
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That being said, Jesus spoke in parables that were relevant to his contemporaries.
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Theresa believes There are other mysteries and parables within parables, which if looked at more closely would reveal a greater understanding of the hidden secrets of the Bible.
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(Prophets are always choosy about their followers; Jesus spoke in parables so the multitude would not be saved.)
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(Prophets are always choosy about their followers; Jesus spoke in parables so the multitude would not be saved.)
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The most outlandishly ignorant and offensive of his parables is HORTON HEARS A WHO.
Do Foxes Even Like Roger Sutton 2006
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They are very fond of speaking in parables themselves.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them -- that is, on this occasion; refraining not only from all naked discourse, but even from all interpretation of these parables to the mixed multitude.
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Matthew -- and the two preceding parables is too obvious to need pointing out.
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Matthew (Mt 13: 34) says, "All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables"; and as Mark records only some of the parables which Matthew gives, we are warranted to infer that the "many such parables" alluded to here mean no more than the full complement of them which we find in Matthew.
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And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, &c.
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