Matthew 13:3
3 And qhe told them many things in parables, saying: r“A sower went out to sow.
Mark 4:33–34
33 hWith many such parables he spoke ithe word to them, jas they were able to hear it. 34 He did not speak to them kwithout a parable, but lprivately to his own disciples he mexplained everything.
John 16:25
I Have Overcome the World
25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. uThe hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.
John 16:29
29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not ausing figurative speech!