1. As is known, Jesus often used parables in his teaching to make the divine truth which he proclaimed comprehensible to men who were generally simple and accustomed to think by means of images.

Dans son enseignement, nous le savons, Jésus se servait souvent de paraboles pour faire comprendre aux hommes, généralement simples et habitués à penser en images, la vérité divine qu’il annonçait.