Quotes About Teaching

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.í”

Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”