Matthew 13:3, 10, 34-35

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow

And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: “I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL UTTER THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.”