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-# All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; and he said nothing to them without a parable
-
-Both sentences mean the same thing. They are combined to emphasize that Jesus taught the crowds only with parables. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
-
 # All these things
 
-This refers to what Jesus taught beginning at [Matthew 13:1](../13/01.md).
+his refers to what Jesus taught beginning in Matthew 13:1
 
 # he said nothing to them without a parable
 
-"he taught them nothing except by parables." The double negative can be expressed in a positive way. Alternate translation: "everything he taught them he said in parables" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives]])
+"everything he taught them he said in parables"