John 10:6

10:6 Jesus told them this parable, ¹  but they ²  did not understand ³  what he was saying to them.

John 11:46

11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees ⁴  and reported to them ⁵  what Jesus had done.

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¹ sn A parable is a fairly short narrative that has symbolic meaning. The Greek word παροιμίαν (paroimian) is used again in 16:25, 29. This term does not occur in the synoptic gospels, where παραβολή (parabolh) is used. Nevertheless it is similar, denoting a short narrative with figurative or symbolic meaning.

² tn Grk “these.”

³ tn Or “comprehend.”

⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

⁵ tn Grk “told them.”