“And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.”
Bible
“And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.”
“But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.”
“And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.”
“All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: / That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
“And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.”
“Jesus was a brilliant Jewish stand-up comedian, a phenomenal improviser. His parables are great one-liners.”
Camille Paglia
