Parables

And he said, `A certain man had two sons, — read the full passage →

`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying, — read the full passage →

`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day, — read the full passage →

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow, — read the full passage →

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

`For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard, — read the full passage →

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field, — read the full passage →

`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. — read the full passage →

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow, — read the full passage →

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well; — read the full passage →

and he said to him, `A certain man made a great supper, and called many, — read the full passage →

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field, — read the full passage →

And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth, — read the full passage →

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?' — read the full passage →

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, `I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →

and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching: — read the full passage →

`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. — read the full passage →

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field, — read the full passage →

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?' — read the full passage →

And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy <FI>is<Fi> he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;' — read the full passage →

`Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer; — read the full passage →

And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile: — read the full passage →

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →

And he spake unto them this simile, saying, — read the full passage →

And he spake this simile: `A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find; — read the full passage →

And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth, — read the full passage →

And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow, — read the full passage →

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

`And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.' — read the full passage →

`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not--having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains--seek that which is gone astray? — read the full passage →

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'

I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman, — read the full passage →

And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it? — read the full passage →

`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind, — read the full passage →

`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls, — read the full passage →

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field, — read the full passage →

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:

and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching: — read the full passage →

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field, — read the full passage →

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow, — read the full passage →

saying, `A certain judge was in a certain city--God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding-- — read the full passage →

`What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it? — read the full passage →

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him, — read the full passage →

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile: — read the full passage →

`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

and I--have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left--and much cattle!'

because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror, — read the full passage →

and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

And he spake unto them this simile, saying, — read the full passage →

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him, — read the full passage →

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-wine-vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad; — read the full passage →

And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, — read the full passage →

`Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. — read the full passage →

`For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard, — read the full passage →

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?' — read the full passage →

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock; — read the full passage →

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And Jehovah saith, `Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou didst not labour, neither didst thou nourish it, which a son of a night was, and a son of a night perished,

And Jehoash king of Israel sendeth unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, `The thorn that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon hath sent unto the cedar that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son for a wife; and pass by doth a beast of the field that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon, and treadeth down the thorn.

And Serug liveth after his begetting Nahor two hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master--to every good work having been prepared,

the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing--the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth--

and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest. — read the full passage →

`But, who is he of you--having a servant ploughing or feeding--who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat? — read the full passage →

And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods; — read the full passage →

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy; — read the full passage →

Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish; — read the full passage →

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, — read the full passage →

`Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid; — read the full passage →

and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set <FI>it<Fi> on, and also to pour into it water, — read the full passage →

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man, — read the full passage →

Thy mother <FI>is<Fi> as a vine in thy blood by waters planted, Fruitful and full of boughs it hath been, Because of many waters. — read the full passage →

And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel, — read the full passage →

And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it. — read the full passage →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

These things having said, Jesus went forth with his disciples beyond the brook of Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples, — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →