Matthew 13:3, 10, 34-35

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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