NONE.filter - geneva parables:

geneva@Proverbs:1:1 @ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; (note:)The Argument - The wonderful love of God toward his Church is declared in this book: for as much as the sum and effect of the whole Scriptures is here set forth in these brief sentences, which partly contain doctrine, and partly manners, and also exhortations to both: of which the first nine Chapters are as a preface full of grave sentences and deep mysteries, to assure the hearts of men to the diligent reading of the parables that follow: which are left as a precious jewel to the Church, of those three thousand parables mentioned in (1Ki_4:32) and were gathered and committed to writing by Solomon's servants and incited by him.(:note)

geneva@Proverbs:1:5 @ A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of (note:)As he shows that these parables containing the effect of religion concerning manners and doctrine, belong to the simple people: so he declares that the same is also necessary for them who are wise and learned.(:note) understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

geneva@Ecclesiastes:12:9 @ And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.

geneva@Ezekiel:20:49 @ Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak (note:)The people said that the prophet spoke darkly: therefore he desires the Lord to give them a plain declaration of it.(:note) parables?

geneva@Matthew:13:3 @ Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe.

geneva@Matthew:13:10 @ Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

geneva@Matthew:13:13 @ Therefore speake I to them in parables, because they seeing, doe not see: and hearing, they heare not, neither vnderstand.

geneva@Matthew:13:34 @ All these thinges spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not to them,

geneva@Matthew:13:35 @ That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.

geneva@Matthew:13:53 @ And it came to passe, that when Iesus had ended these parables, he departed thence,

geneva@Matthew:21:45 @ And when the chiefe Priestes and Pharises had heard his parables, they perceiued that hee spake of them.

geneva@Matthew:22:1 @ And (note:)Not all of the whole company of those that are called by the voice of the gospel are the true Church before God: for the most part of them would rather follow the conveniences of this life: and some persecute very cruelly those that call them: but they are the true Church who obey when they are called, such as for the most part are those whom the world despises.(:note) Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

geneva@Mark:3:23 @ But he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, How can Satan driue out Sata?

geneva@Mark:4:2 @ And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,

geneva@Mark:4:11 @ And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are (note:)That is to say, to strangers, and such ones as are not of us.(:note) without, all [these] things are done in parables:

geneva@Mark:4:13 @ Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?

geneva@Mark:4:33 @ And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, (note:)According to the ability of the hearers.(:note) as they were able to hear [it].

geneva@Mark:12:1 @ And (note:)The calling of God is unbounded, without exception, in regard to place, person, or time.(:note) he began to speak unto them by This word «parable», which the evangelists use, not only signifies a comparing of things together, but also speeches and allegories with hidden meaning. parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

geneva@Luke:8:10 @ And he said, Unto you it is given to know the (note:)Those things are called secret which may not be uttered: for the word used here is equivalent to our saying, «to hold a man's peace».(:note) mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

geneva@Luke:16:8 @ And the lord commended (note:)This parable does not approve the steward's evil dealing, for it was definitely theft: but parables are set forth to show a thing in a secret way, and as it were, to present the truth by means of an allegory, even though it may not be exact: so that by this parable Christ means to teach us that worldly men are more clever in the affairs of this world than the children of God are diligent for everlasting life.(:note) the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the Men that are given to this present life, contrary to whom are the children of light: Paul calls the former carnal and the latter spiritual. children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

geneva@Sir:39:3 @ {\cf2 He seeketh out the mysterie of graue sentences, and exerciseth himselfe in darke parables.}