1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea,
2 and large crowds gathered around him. So he got intothe boat and sat down, while the entire crowd stood on the shore.
3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying,
10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do yoʋ speak to the people in parables?”
11 Jesus answeredthem,
24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying,
31 He presented another parable to them, saying,
33 He spoke to them another parable:
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables; hedid not speak to them without using a parable.
35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:
36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went intothe house, and his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 So he saidto them in response,
51 Jesus said to them,They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 Then he said to them,
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
54 Then he went to his hometown and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
55 Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother's name Mary, and are not his brothers James,Joses, Simon, and Judas?
56 Are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 And they took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them,
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.