Ezekiel 20:49
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’””
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“Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 20:49 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- John 16:25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
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