² Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

⁴ I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.

⁶ To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

³⁴ All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

³⁵ That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

¹¹ And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

¹² Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

¹³ For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

³⁴ And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.