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And the Horites in their mount
Seir, unto El-
paran, which is by the wilderness.
and the Horites in the area of Mount
Seir, as far as El-
paran, which is near the desert.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of
Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of
Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of
Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of
Paran.
and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of
Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of
Paran.
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of
Paran.
After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of
Paran.
And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of
Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of
Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of
Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of
Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
And he took up his
parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from
Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come,
curse me Jacob, and come,
defy Israel.
And
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from
Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a
curse on Jacob for me; come and
denounce Israel!’
And he took up his
parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear;
hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Then
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and
listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
And he took up his
parable, and said,
Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
and he lifted up an
oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of
Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
And he took up his
parable, and said,
Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Then
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of
Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
Then
Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
And he looked on the
Kenites, and took up his
parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
Next he saw the
Kenites and lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a
cliff.
And he took up his
parable, and said,
Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Once more
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “
Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between
Paran, and Tophel, and
Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between
Paran and Tophel,
Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
And he said, The LORD came from
Sinai, and rose up from
Seir unto them; he
shined forth from mount
Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a
fiery law for them.
He said: “The LORD came from
Sinai and
dawned upon us from
Seir; He
shone forth from Mount
Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and
lamented him, and buried him in his house at
Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of
Paran.
When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to
mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in
Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of
Paran.
And they arose out of
Midian, and came to
Paran: and they took men with them out of
Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him
victuals, and gave him land.
Hadad and his men set out from
Midian and went to
Paran. They took men from
Paran with them and went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave
Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.
And let this
apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may
array the man
withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on
horseback through the street of the city, and
proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Let the
robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them
array the man the king wants to honor and
parade him on the horse through the city square,
proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
Then took
Haman the
apparel and the horse, and
arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on
horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
So
Haman took the
robe and the horse,
arrayed Mordecai, and
paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Job continued his discourse:
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
And Job continued his discourse:
I will
incline mine ear to a
parable: I will open my dark saying upon the
harp.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
To understand a
proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
by understanding the
proverbs and
parables, the sayings and
riddles of the wise.
The legs of the
lame are not equal: so is a
parable in the mouth of fools.
As a
thorn goeth up into the hand of a
drunkard, so is a
parable in the mouth of fools.
Son of man, put forth a
riddle, and speak a
parable unto the house of Israel;
“Son of man,
pose a
riddle; speak a
parable to the house of Israel
Then said I,
Ah Lord GOD! they say of me,
Doth he not speak
parables?
Then I said, “
Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling
parables?’”
For she
doted upon their
paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of
asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
And utter a
parable unto the
rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Now speak a
parable to this
rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the
forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court.
And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward.
And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the
oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the
oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city, extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side, running
lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and
parallel to one of the
tribal portions.
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
In that day shall one take up a
parable against you, and
lament with a
doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly
spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
In that day they will take up a
proverb against you and
taunt you with this bitter
lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has
allotted our fields to traitors.’”
Therefore the law is
slacked, and judgment
doth never go forth: for the wicked
doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Therefore the law is
paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked
hem in the righteous, so that justice is
perverted.
Shall not all these take up a
parable against him, and a
taunting proverb against him, and say,
Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Will not all of these take up a
taunt against him, speaking with
mockery and
derision: ‘
Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount
Paran.
Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount
Paran.
Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with
divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the
palsy; and he
healed them.
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the
demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the
paralyzed—and He
healed them.
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee.
Just then some men brought to Him a
paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the
paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are
forgiven.”
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the
palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins...” Then He said to the
paralytic, “Get up,
pick up your mat, and go home.”
And he spake many things unto them in
parables, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to
sow;
And He told them many things in
parables, saying, “A farmer went out to
sow his seed.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
Hear ye therefore the
parable of the
sower.
Consider, then, the
parable of the
sower:
Another
parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
likened unto a man which
sowed good seed in his field:
Jesus put before them another
parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who
sowed good seed in his field.
Another
parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of
mustard seed, which a man took, and
sowed in his field:
He put before them another
parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a
mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Another
parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto
leaven, which a woman took, and
hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was
leavened.
He told them still another
parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like
leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was
leavened.”
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
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.
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Hear another
parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a
vineyard, and
hedged it round about, and
digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Listen to another
parable: There was a
landowner who planted a
vineyard. He put a wall around it,
dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
And when the chief priests and
Pharisees had heard his
parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
When the chief priests and
Pharisees heard His
parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
Now learn a
parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is
nigh:
Now learn this
lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and
sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was borne of four.
Then a
paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
And when they could not come
nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the
palsy lay.
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the
paralytic on his mat.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the
palsy, Son, thy sins be
forgiven thee.
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the
palsy, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
“Which is easier: to say to a
paralytic, ‘Your sins are
forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up,
pick up your mat, and walk’?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the
palsy,)
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins...” He said to the
paralytic,
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in
parables, How can
Satan cast out
Satan?
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in
parables: “How can
Satan drive out
Satan?
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the
mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in
parables:
He replied, “The
mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in
parables,
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
And he said,
Whereunto shall we
liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
But without a
parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he
expounded all things to his disciples.
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
And he began to speak unto them by
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.
Then Jesus began to speak to them in
parables: “A man planted a
vineyard. He put a wall around it,
dug a wine
vat, and built a
watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
Now learn this
lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and
sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a
palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Just then some men came carrying a
paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the
palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy
couch, and go into thine house.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to
forgive sins...” He said to the
paralytic, “I tell you, get up,
pick up your mat, and go home.”
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
He also told them a
parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will
tear the new garment as well, and the
patch from the new will not
match the old.
And he spake a
parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the
ditch?
Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
And he spake a
parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth
plentifully:
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this
parable to us, or to
everyone else as well?”
He spake also this
parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard; and he came and sought fruit
thereon, and found none.
Then Jesus told this
parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his
vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
And he put forth a
parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Then Jesus told them this parable:
And he spake a
parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to
faint;
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
And he spake this
parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and
despised others:
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a
parable, because he was
nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
While the people were
listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a
parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear
imminently.
Then began he to speak to the people this
parable; A certain man planted a
vineyard, and let it forth to
husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Then He proceeded to tell the people this
parable: “A man planted a
vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
And the chief priests and the
scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this
parable against them.
When the
scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this
parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
And Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in
paradise.
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you,
today you will be with Me in
Paradise.”
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the
lame, and the
paralyzed.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with
palsies, and that were
lame, were
healed.
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the
paralyzed and
lame were
healed.
And there he found a certain man named
Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the
palsy.
