Topic
Parables
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He said, “A certain man had two sons. — read the full passage →
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. — read the full passage →
Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, — read the full passage →
“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. — read the full passage →
Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →
“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. — read the full passage →
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field, — read the full passage →
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. — read the full passage →
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. — read the full passage →
He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. — read the full passage →
But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people. — read the full passage →
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field, — read the full passage →
He said, “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, — read the full passage →
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, — read the full passage →
But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” — read the full passage →
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, — read the full passage →
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. — read the full passage →
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; — read the full passage →
“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. — read the full passage →
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” — read the full passage →
When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!” — read the full passage →
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. — read the full passage →
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable. — read the full passage →
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” — read the full passage →
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, — read the full passage →
He told them this parable. — read the full passage →
He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none. — read the full passage →
He said, “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, — read the full passage →
He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. — read the full passage →
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’ — read the full passage →
“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? — read the full passage →
The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” — read the full passage →
He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measuresof meal, until it was all leavened.”
I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman. — read the full passage →
He said, “How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? — read the full passage →
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind, — read the full passage →
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls, — read the full passage →
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; — read the full passage →
Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →
Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, — read the full passage →
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field, — read the full passage →
The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” — read the full passage →
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. — read the full passage →
saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man. — read the full passage →
“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? — read the full passage →
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. — read the full passage →
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable. — read the full passage →
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?”
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror; — read the full passage →
Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
He told them this parable. — read the full passage →
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. — read the full passage →
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them, — read the full passage →
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them, — read the full passage →
He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country. — read the full passage →
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea. — read the full passage →
“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country. — read the full passage →
“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. — read the full passage →
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →
“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. — read the full passage →
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
Yahweh said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night.
Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and became the father of sons and daughters.
If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.
The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.
No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance. — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately. — read the full passage →
But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’ — read the full passage →
He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. — read the full passage →
Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword. — read the full passage →
On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. — read the full passage →
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. — read the full passage →
Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Set on the cauldron, set it on, and also pour water into it: — read the full passage →
Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying, — read the full passage →
Your mother was like a vine, in your blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. — read the full passage →
Moreover, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, — read the full passage →
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree. — read the full passage →
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. — read the full passage →
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →
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