Parables

The Parables of Jesus

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  Parable Matthew Mark Luke
1 Lamp under a Basket 5: 14 16 4: 21, 22 8: 16, 17
11: 33 - 36
2 A Wiseman builds on a Rock and a Fool on Sand
7: 24 - 27   6: 47 - 49
3 New Cloth on an old Garment 9: 16 2: 21 5: 36
4 New Wine in Old Wineskins 9: 17 2: 22 5:37, 38
5 The Sower 13: 3 - 9 4: 2 - 9 8: 4 - 8
6 The Tares (Weeds) 13: 24 - 30    
7 The Mustard Seed 13: 31, 32 4: 30 - 32 13: 18, 19
8 The Yeast 13: 33   13: 20, 21
9 The Hidden Treasure 13: 44    
10 The Pearl of Great Price 13: 45, 46    
11 The Dragnet 13:47 - 50    
12 The Householder 13: 52    
13 The Lost Sheep 18: 12 - 14   15: 3 - 7
14 The Unforgiving Servant 18: 23 - 35    
15 The Workers in the Vineyard 20: 1 - 16    
16 The Two Sons 21: 28 - 32    
17 The Wicked Tenants 21: 33 - 45 12: 1 - 12 20: 9 - 19
18 The Wedding Feast 22: 2 - 14   14: 16 - 24
19 The Fig Tree 24: 32 - 35 13: 28 - 32 21: 29 - 33
20 The Ten Virgins (Bridesmaids) 25: 1 - 13    
21 The Talents 25: 14 - 30   19: 11 - 22
22 The Growing Seed   4: 26 - 29  
23 The Watchful Porter   13: 33 - 37  
24 The Creditor and the Two Debtors     7: 41 - 43
25 The Good Samaritan     10: 30 - 37
26 A Friend in Need     11: 5 - 13
27 The Rich Fool     12: 16 - 21
28 The Faithful and Wise Servant     12: 35 - 40
29 Faithful and Wicked Servant 24: 45 - 51   12: 42 - 48
30 The Barren Fig Tree     13: 6 - 9
31 The Lowest Seat     14: 7 - 11
32 The Costs of Building a Tower and Making War 10: 34 - 39   14: 25 - 35
33 The Lost Coin     15: 8 - 10
34 The Lost Prodigal Son     15: 11 - 32
35 The Dishonest Manager     16: 1 - 13
36 The Rich Man and Lazarus     16: 19 - 31
37 The Unprofitable Servants     17: 7 - 10
38 The Unjust Judge and the Persistent Widow     18: 1 - 8
39 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector     18: 9 - 14

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