And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
For this reason Jesus speaks in parables, in order that through them he should show that he is the One who was prophesied. Concerning [him] David said, “I will open my mouth in parables,” and again, “and there will be a man who shall hide his words, and he will be hidden as though carried away by the waves of the sea.”