Category: Parables

NET Bible© 1. The Forgiven Debts (Luke 7:41-43) “A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, “I suppose the one…

NET Bible © 1. The Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:12- 14; Luke 15:3-7) What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray? And if he finds…

NET Bible © 1. The Rich Fool (Luke 12:16- 21) He then told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop, so he thought to himself, ʻWhat should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?ʼ Then he said, ʻI will do…

NET Bible © 1. The Wedding Feast (Luke 14:7- 11) Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a…

NET Bible © 1. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30- 37) Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him up, and went off, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that…

NET Bible © 1. The Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5- 8) Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ʻFriend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has stopped here while…

NET Bible © 1. The Workers in the Harvest (Matthew 20:1- 16) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard….

NET Bible © 1. The Soils (Matthew 13:3- 8; Mark 4:4- 8; Luke 8:5- 8) He told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell…

I. Teaching Parables A. About the Kingdom of God 1. The Soils (Matthew 13:3- 8; Mark 4:4- 8; Luke 8:5- 8)2. The Weeds (Matthew 13:24- 30)3. The Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31, 32; Mark 4:30- 32; Luke 13:18, 19)4. The Yeast (Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20,21)5. The Treasure (Matthew 13:44)6. The Pearl…