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Matthew 13:34-35·~1 min

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables

Jesus speaks all these things to the crowds in parables alone.

J34esus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

Matthew says that this fulfills what was spoken through the prophet.

35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:

Section summaryJesus teaches the crowds only in parables, and Matthew marks that manner as Scripture fulfilled. The chapter’s hidden speech is shown as intentional and prophetic.
Role in the chapterThis short bridge ties Jesus’ method to the written witness of the prophets.