Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.

这都是耶稣用比喻对众人说的话；若不用比喻，就不对他们说什么。

这都是耶稣用比喻对众人说的话，不用比喻，他就不对他们说什么。

这都是耶稣用比喻对众人说的话，不用比喻，他就不对他们说什么。

耶稣总是用比喻对众人讲这些事，祂每次对他们讲话时都用比喻。

耶稣用比喻向群众讲了这一切，他所讲的，没有不用比喻的。

耶稣用比喻向人群讲了这一切；他向他们讲话，没有不用比喻的。

這都是耶穌用比喻對眾人說的話；若不用比喻，就不對他們說甚麼。

這都是耶穌用比喻對眾人說的話，不用比喻，他就不對他們說甚麼。

這都是耶穌用比喻對眾人說的話，不用比喻，他就不對他們說甚麼。

耶穌總是用比喻對眾人講這些事，祂每次對他們講話時都用比喻。

耶穌用比喻向群眾講了這一切，他所講的，沒有不用比喻的。

耶穌用比喻對羣眾講這一切；不用比喻，就不對他們講甚麼；

耶穌用比喻向人群講了這一切；他向他們講話，沒有不用比喻的。

此皆耶穌以喻語眾、非喻無所語之、

此皆耶穌設譬語眾、非譬不語、

此皆耶穌設喻語眾、非喻不語之、

凡此皆耶穌訓眾時所設譬喻、非譬不言。

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd using stories. He did not say anything to them without telling a story.

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and he did not tell them anything without a parable,

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak anything to them without a parable.

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,

All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand.In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

“ I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father.

That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.