Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Parable’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Parable’ occurs 69 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 23:7 And taking up his parable, he said: “Balak, king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram, from the mountains of the east. ‘Come forth,’ he said, ‘and curse Jacob. Hurry and condemn Israel.’Numbers 23:7
Numbers 23:18 But, taking up his parable, he said: “Stand, Balak, and pay attention. Listen, you son of Zippor.Numbers 23:18
Numbers 24:3 taking up his parable, he said: “Balaam, the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,Numbers 24:3
Numbers 24:15 Therefore, taking up his parable, he again spoke: “Balaam the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,Numbers 24:15
Numbers 24:20 And when he saw Amalek, taking up his parable, he said: “Amalek, first among the Gentiles, whose very end shall be perdition.”Numbers 24:20
Numbers 24:21 Likewise, he saw the Kainites, and taking up his parable, he said: “Robust, indeed, is your habitation. But though you will set your nest in a rock,Numbers 24:21
Numbers 24:23 And taking up his parable once more he said: “Alas! Who will be able to survive, when God will do these things?Numbers 24:23
Number of the word / term Parable in Numbers: 7
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 4:32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.1 Kings 4:32
1 Kings 9:7 then I will take away Israel from the face of the land, which I have given to them. And the temple, which I have sanctified to my name, I will cast out from my sight. And Israel will be a proverb and a parable among all the peoples.1 Kings 9:7
Number of the word / term Parable in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 7:20 I will uproot you from my land, which I gave to you, and from this house, which I sanctified to my name, and I will cast it away from before my face, and I will deliver it to be a parable and an example for all the peoples.2 Chronicles 7:20
Number of the word / term Parable in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 44:15 You have set us as a parable among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the peoples.Psalm 44:15
Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.Psalm 49:4
Psalm 69:11 And I put on a haircloth as my garment, and I became a parable to them.Psalm 69:11
Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in parables. I will speak about concepts that are from the beginning.Psalm 78:2
Number of the word / term Parable in Psalm: 4
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 1:1 The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,Proverbs 1:1
Proverbs 1:6 He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.Proverbs 1:6
Proverbs 25:1 These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.Proverbs 25:1
Proverbs 26:7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.Proverbs 26:7
Proverbs 26:9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.Proverbs 26:9
Number of the word / term Parable in Proverbs: 5
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 12:9 And since Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and he described what he had accomplished. And while searching, he composed many parables.Ecclesiastes 12:9
Number of the word / term Parable in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 14:4 you will accept this parable against the king of Babylon, and you will say: “How is it that the oppressor has ceased, along with his tribute?Isaiah 14:4
Number of the word / term Parable in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 24:9 And I will give them over, with upheaval and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a disgrace, and a parable, and a proverb, and a curse in all the places to which I have cast them out.Jeremiah 24:9
Number of the word / term Parable in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:2 “Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,Ezekiel 17:2
Ezekiel 18:2 “Why is it that you circulate among yourselves this parable, as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: ‘The fathers ate a bitter grape, and the teeth of the sons have been affected.’Ezekiel 18:2
Ezekiel 18:3 As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel.Ezekiel 18:3
Ezekiel 24:3 And you shall speak, through a proverb, a parable to the inciting house. And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Set out a cooking pot; set it out, I say, and put water into it.Ezekiel 24:3
Number of the word / term Parable in Ezekiel: 4
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 12:10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.Hosea 12:10
Number of the word / term Parable in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Micah
Micah 2:4 In that day, a parable will be taken up about you, and a song will be sung with sweetness, saying: “We have been devastated by depopulation.” The fate of my people has been altered. How can he withdraw from me, when he might be turned back, he who might tear apart our country?Micah 2:4
Number of the word / term Parable in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and an enigmatic utterance about him? And it will be said, “Woe to him who increases what is not his own.” How long, then, will he lay down dense clay against himself?Habakkuk 2:6
Number of the word / term Parable in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 13:3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow seed.Matthew 13:3
Matthew 13:13 For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.Matthew 13:13
Matthew 13:18 Listen, then, to the parable of the sower.Matthew 13:18
Matthew 13:24 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.Matthew 13:24
Matthew 13:31 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.Matthew 13:31
Matthew 13:33 He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”Matthew 13:33
Matthew 13:34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,Matthew 13:34
Matthew 13:35 in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open my mouth in parables. I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”Matthew 13:35
Matthew 13:36 Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. And his disciples drew near to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”Matthew 13:36
Matthew 13:53 And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these parables, he went away from there.Matthew 13:53
Matthew 15:15 And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”Matthew 15:15
Matthew 21:33 Listen to another parable. There was a man, the father of a family, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a press in it, and built a tower. And he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out to sojourn abroad.Matthew 21:33
Matthew 21:45 And when the leaders of the priests, and the Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them.Matthew 21:45
Matthew 22:1 And responding, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying:Matthew 22:1
Matthew 24:32 So, from the fig tree learn a parable. When its branch has now become tender and the leaves have sprung forth, you know that summer is near.Matthew 24:32
Number of the word / term Parable in Matthew: 15
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Mark
Mark 3:23 And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?Mark 3:23
Mark 4:2 And he taught them many things in parables, and he said to them, in his doctrine:Mark 4:2
Mark 4:10 And when he was alone, the twelve, who were with him, questioned him about the parable.Mark 4:10
Mark 4:11 And he said to them: “To you, it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those who are outside, everything is presented in parables:Mark 4:11
Mark 4:30 And he said: “To what should we compare the kingdom of God? Or to what parable should we compare it?Mark 4:30
Mark 4:33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to hear.Mark 4:33
Mark 4:34 But he did not speak to them without a parable. Yet separately, he explained all things to his disciples.Mark 4:34
Mark 7:17 And when he had entered into the house, away from the crowd, his disciples questioned him about the parable.Mark 7:17
Mark 12:1 And he began to speak to them in parables: “A man dug a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a pit, and built a tower, and he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out on a long journey.Mark 12:1
Mark 12:12 And they sought to take hold of him, but they feared the crowd. For they knew that he had spoken this parable about them. And leaving him behind, they went away.Mark 12:12
Mark 13:28 Now from the fig tree discern a parable. When its branch becomes tender and the foliage has been formed, you know that summer is very near.Mark 13:28
Number of the word / term Parable in Mark: 11
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Luke
Luke 8:9 Then his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.Luke 8:9
Luke 8:10 And he said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to the rest, it is in parables, so that: seeing, they may not perceive, and hearing, they may not understand.Luke 8:10
Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.Luke 8:11
Luke 12:41 Then Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or also to everyone?”Luke 12:41
Luke 13:6 And he also told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree, which was planted in his vineyard. And he came seeking fruit on it, but found none.Luke 13:6
Luke 14:7 Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:Luke 14:7
Luke 15:3 And he told this parable to them, saying:Luke 15:3
Luke 18:1 Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,Luke 18:1
Luke 18:9 Now about certain persons who consider themselves to be just, while disdaining others, he told also this parable:Luke 18:9
Luke 19:11 As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.Luke 19:11
Luke 20:9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn for a long time.Luke 20:9
Luke 20:19 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.Luke 20:19
Number of the word / term Parable in Luke: 12
Bible passages with ‘Parable’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 9:9 And this is a parable for the present time. Accordingly, those gifts and sacrifices that are offered are not able, as concerns the conscience, to make perfect those things that serve only as food and drink,Hebrews 9:9
Hebrews 11:19 indicating that God is even able to raise up from the dead. And thus, he also established him as a parable.Hebrews 11:19
Number of the word / term ‘Parable’ in Hebrews: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
