Bible Cross References
he began
Mark 4:2
He used parables to teach them many things, saying to them:
Mark 4:11-13
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"You have been given the secret of the Kingdom of God," Jesus answered. "But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables,
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so that, 'They may look and look, yet not see; they may listen and listen, yet not understand. For if they did, they would turn to God, and he would forgive them.' "
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Then Jesus asked them, "Don't you understand this parable? How, then, will you ever understand any parable?
Mark 4:33-13
Mark 4:34-13
Ezekiel 20:49
But I protested, "Sovereign LORD, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles."
Matthew 13:10-15
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Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?"
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Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has.
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The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand.
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So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them: 'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see,
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because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.'
Matthew 13:34-15
Matthew 13:35-15
Matthew 21:28-33
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"Now, what do you think? There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the older one and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
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'I don't want to,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
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Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. 'Yes, sir,' he answered, but he did not go.
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Which one of the two did what his father wanted?" "The older one," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.
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For John the Baptist came to you showing you the right path to take, and you would not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Even when you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
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"Listen to another parable," Jesus said. "There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.
Matthew 22:1-14
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Jesus again used parables in talking to the people.
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"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
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He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come.
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So he sent other servants with this message for the guests: 'My feast is ready now; my steers and prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!'
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But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,
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while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.
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The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.
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Then he called his servants and said to them, 'My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited did not deserve it.
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Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.'
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So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.
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"The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes.
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'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' the king asked him. But the man said nothing.
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Then the king told the servants, 'Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.' "
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And Jesus concluded, "Many are invited, but few are chosen."
Luke 8:10
and he answered, "The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.
Luke 22:9
"Where do you want us to get it ready?" they asked him.
A certain
Matthew 21:33-40
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"Listen to another parable," Jesus said. "There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.
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When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share of the harvest.
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The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
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Again the man sent other slaves, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.
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Last of all he sent his son to them. 'Surely they will respect my son,' he said.
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But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and we will get his property!'
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So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
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"Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" Jesus asked.
Luke 20:9-15
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Then Jesus told the people this parable: "There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time.
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When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing.
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So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing.
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Then he sent a third slave; the tenants wounded him, too, and threw him out.
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Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my own dear son; surely they will respect him!'
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But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, 'This is the owner's son. Let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'
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So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?" Jesus asked.
planted
Psalm 80:8-16
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You brought a grapevine out of Egypt; you drove out other nations and planted it in their land.
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You cleared a place for it to grow; its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole land.
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It covered the hills with its shade; its branches overshadowed the giant cedars.
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It extended its branches to the Mediterranean Sea and as far as the Euphrates River.
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Why did you break down the fences around it? Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes;
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wild hogs trample it down, and wild animals feed on it.
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Turn to us, Almighty God! Look down from heaven at us; come and save your people!
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Come and save this grapevine that you planted, this young vine you made grow so strong!
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Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it down; look at them in anger and destroy them!
Isaiah 5:1-4
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Listen while I sing you this song, a song of my friend and his vineyard: My friend had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
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He dug the soil and cleared it of stones; he planted the finest vines. He built a tower to guard them, dug a pit for treading the grapes. He waited for the grapes to ripen, but every grape was sour.
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So now my friend says, "You people who live in Jerusalem and Judah, judge between my vineyard and me.
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Is there anything I failed to do for it? Then why did it produce sour grapes and not the good grapes I expected?
Jeremiah 2:21
I planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. But look what you have become! You are like a rotten, worthless vine.
Luke 13:6-9
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Then Jesus told them this parable: "There was once a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went looking for figs on it but found none.
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So he said to his gardener, 'Look, for three years I have been coming here looking for figs on this fig tree, and I haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it go on using up the soil?'
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But the gardener answered, 'Leave it alone, sir, just one more year; I will dig around it and put in some fertilizer.
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Then if the tree bears figs next year, so much the better; if not, then you can have it cut down.' "
John 15:1-8
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"I am the real vine, and my Father is the gardener.
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He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit.
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You have been made clean already by the teaching I have given you.
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Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
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"I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.
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Those who do not remain in me are thrown out like a branch and dry up; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, where they are burned.
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If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.
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My Father's glory is shown by your bearing much fruit; and in this way you become my disciples.
Romans 11:17-24
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Some of the branches of the cultivated olive tree have been broken off, and a branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to it. You Gentiles are like that wild olive tree, and now you share the strong spiritual life of the Jews.
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So then, you must not despise those who were broken off like branches. How can you be proud? You are just a branch; you don't support the roots---the roots support you.
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But you will say, "Yes, but the branches were broken off to make room for me."
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That is true. They were broken off because they did not believe, while you remain in place because you do believe. But do not be proud of it; instead, be afraid.
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God did not spare the Jews, who are like natural branches; do you think he will spare you?
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Here we see how kind and how severe God is. He is severe toward those who have fallen, but kind to you---if you continue in his kindness. But if you do not, you too will be broken off.
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And if the Jews abandon their unbelief, they will be put back in the place where they were; for God is able to do that.
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You Gentiles are like the branch of a wild olive tree that is broken off and then, contrary to nature, is joined to a cultivated olive tree. The Jews are like this cultivated tree; and it will be much easier for God to join these broken-off branches to their own tree again.
and set
Nehemiah 9:13
At Mount Sinai you came down from heaven; you spoke to your people and gave them good laws and sound teachings.
Nehemiah 9:14
You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.
Psalm 78:68
Instead he chose the tribe of Judah and Mount Zion, which he dearly loves.
Psalm 78:69
There he built his Temple like his home in heaven; he made it firm like the earth itself, secure for all time.
Psalm 147:19
He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
Psalm 147:20
He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD!
Ezekiel 20:11
I gave them my commands and taught them my laws, which bring life to anyone who obeys them.
Ezekiel 20:12
I made the keeping of the Sabbath a sign of the agreement between us, to remind them that I, the LORD, make them holy.
Ezekiel 20:18-20
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Instead, I warned the young people among them: Do not keep the laws your ancestors made; do not follow their customs or defile yourselves with their idols.
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I am the LORD your God. Obey my laws and my commands.
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Make the Sabbath a holy day, so that it will be a sign of the covenant we made, and will remind you that I am the LORD your God.
Acts 7:38
He is the one who was with the people of Israel assembled in the desert; he was there with our ancestors and with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and he received God's living messages to pass on to us.
Acts 7:46
He won God's favor and asked God to allow him to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
Acts 7:47
But it was Solomon who built him a house.
Romans 3:1
Do the Jews then have any advantage over the Gentiles? Or is there any value in being circumcised?
Romans 3:2
Much, indeed, in every way! In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews.
Romans 9:4
They are God's people; he made them his children and revealed his glory to them; he made his covenants with them and gave them the Law; they have the true worship; they have received God's promises;
Romans 9:5
they are descended from the famous Hebrew ancestors; and Christ, as a human being, belongs to their race. May God, who rules over all, be praised forever! Amen.
and let
Song of Songs 8:11
Solomon has a vineyard in a place called Baal Hamon. There are farmers who rent it from him; each one pays a thousand silver coins.
Song of Songs 8:12
Solomon is welcome to his thousand coins, and the farmers to two hundred as their share; I have a vineyard of my own!
Isaiah 7:23
"When that time comes, the fine vineyards, each with a thousand vines and each worth a thousand pieces of silver, will be overgrown with thorn bushes and briers.
and went
Mark 13:34
It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.
Matthew 25:14
"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.
Luke 15:13
After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living.
Luke 19:12
So he said, "There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home.