‘And Jesus answered and again spoke in parables to them, saying,'

The use of ‘answered' in this vague way is a characteristic of Matthew's Gospel. If it has any significance other than as a literary device it is in suggesting that by these words Jesus is answering His opponents. The ‘again' connects back to the previous two parables. ‘Spoke in parables' is simply a colloquialism for ‘spoke parabolically'.

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