'Parables' in the Bible

Jesus concluded this series of parables and then departed.

After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

With many such parables He used to speak the Message to them according to their capacity for receiving it.

"To you," He replied, "it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but all others are taught by parables, in order that they may see and yet not see, and may hear and yet not understand.