"Then saidª° I, Ahª Lordª GOD!ª they¹ sayª° of me, Doth he¹ not¹ speakª° parables?ª" {Ezk 20:49} + "The treesª went forthª°°° [on a time] to anointª° a kingª over¹ them; and they saidª° unto the olive tree,ª Reignª° thou over¹ us. ... And the brambleª saidª° unto¹ the trees,ª If¹ in truthª ye¹ anointª° me kingª over¹ you, [then] comeª° [and] put your trustª° in my shadow:ª and if¹ not,¹ let fireª come outª° of¹ the bramble,ª and devourª°¹ the cedarsª of Lebanon.ª" {Jdg 9:8-15} + "And Samsonª saidª° unto them, I will now¹ put forthª° a riddleª unto you: if¹ ye can certainly²° declareª° it me within the sevenª daysª of the feast,ª and find [it] out,ª° then I will giveª° you thirtyª sheetsª and thirtyª changeª of garments:ª ... And the Spiritª of the LORDª cameª° upon¹ him, and he went downª° to Ashkelon,ª and slewª° thirtyª menª of¹ them, and tookª°¹ their spoil,ª and gaveª° change² of garments¹ unto them which expoundedª° the riddle.ª And his angerª was kindled,ª° and he went upª° to his father'sª house.ª" {Jdg 14:12-19} + "And the LORDª sentª°¹ Nathanª unto¹ David.ª And he cameª° unto¹ him, and saidª° unto him, There were¹ twoª men²¹ in oneª city;ª the oneª rich,ª and the otherª poor.ª° ... And there cameª° a travellerª unto the richª man,ª and he sparedª° to takeª° of his own flockª¹ and of his own herd,ª¹ to dressª° for the wayfaring manª° that was comeª° unto him; but tookª° the poorª° man'sª¹ lamb,ª and dressedª° it for the manª that was comeª° to¹ him." {2Sm 12:1-4} + "I have also spokenª° by¹ the prophets,ª and I¹ have multipliedª° visions,ª and used similitudes,ª° by the ministryª of the prophets.ª" {Hsa 12:10} + "Thereforeªª speak¹ I²° to themª inª parables:ª becauseª they seeingª° seeª° not;ª andª hearingª° they hearª° not,ª neitherª do they understand.ª° ... Andª inª themª is fulfilledª° the¹ prophecyª of Esaias,ª which² saith,ª° By hearingª ye shall hear,ª° andª shall²° notª understand;ª° andª seeingª° ye shall see,ª° andª shall²° notª perceive:ª°" {Mtt 13:13-14} + "Thatª it might be fulfilledª° which² was spokenª° byª the¹ prophet,ª saying,ª° I will openª° myª mouthª inª parables;ª I will utterª° things which have been kept secretª° fromª the foundationª of the world.ª" {Mtt 13:35} + "Andª with manyª suchª parablesª spake¹ he²° the¹ wordª unto them,ª asª they were ableª° to hearª° [it]. ... Butª withoutª a parableª spakeª° he notª unto them:ª andª when they were alone,ªª he expoundedª° all thingsª to his²¹ disciples.ª" {Mrk 4:33-34} + "Forª nowª we seeª° throughª a glass,ª darkly;ªª butª thenª faceª toª face:ª nowª I knowª° inª part;ª butª thenª shall I knowª° even asª alsoª I am known.ª°" {1Co 13:12} |
