The Parables

Parables

• The Lamp on a Stand

  Matthew 5:14–16 · Mark 4:21–22 · Luke 8:16–17

• The Wise and Foolish Builders

  Matthew 7:24–27 · Luke 6:47–49

• New Cloth on an Old Garment

  Matthew 9:16 · Mark 2:21 · Luke 5:36

• New Wine in Old Wineskins

  Matthew 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37–39

• The Sower

  Matthew 13:3–9 · Mark 4:3–9 · Luke 8:5–8

• The Wheat and the Weeds

  Matthew 13:24–30

• The Mustard Seed

  Matthew 13:31–32 · Mark 4:30–32 · Luke 13:18–19

• The Leaven

  Matthew 13:33 · Luke 13:20–21

• The Hidden Treasure

  Matthew 13:44

• The Pearl of Great Price

  Matthew 13:45–46

• The Net

  Matthew 13:47–50

• The Lost Sheep

  Matthew 18:12–14 · Luke 15:3–7

• The Unforgiving Servant

  Matthew 18:23–35

• The Workers in the Vineyard

  Matthew 20:1–16

• The Two Sons

  Matthew 21:28–32

• The Wicked Tenants

  Matthew 21:33–41 · Mark 12:1–9 · Luke 20:9–16

• The Wedding Banquet

  Matthew 22:1–14

• The Budding Fig Tree

  Matthew 24:32–35 · Mark 13:28–31 · Luke 21:29–33

• The Faithful and Wise Servant

  Matthew 24:45–51 · Luke 12:42–48

• The Ten Virgins

  Matthew 25:1–13

• The Talents

  Matthew 25:14–30

• The Sheep and the Goats

  Matthew 25:31–46

• The Growing Seed

  Mark 4:26–29

• The Two Debtors

  Luke 7:41–43

• The Good Samaritan

  Luke 10:25–37

• The Friend at Midnight

  Luke 11:5–8

• The Rich Fool

  Luke 12:16–21

• The Watchful Servants

  Luke 12:35–40 · Mark 13:34–37

• The Barren Fig Tree

  Luke 13:6–9

• The Lowest Seat at the Feast

  Luke 14:7–11

• The Great Banquet

  Luke 14:16–24

• Counting the Cost

  Luke 14:28–33

• The Lost Coin

  Luke 15:8–10

• The Prodigal Son

  Luke 15:11–32

• The Shrewd Manager

  Luke 16:1–9

• The Rich Man and Lazarus

  Luke 16:19–31

• The Master and the Servant

  Luke 17:7–10

• The Persistent Widow

  Luke 18:1–8

• The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

  Luke 18:9–14

• The Ten Minas

  Luke 19:11–27

Word pictures in John

John's gospel has no parables in the usual sense. In their place are the images Jesus uses for himself.

• Living Water

  John 4:10–14

• The Bread of Life

  John 6:32–40

• The Light of the World

  John 8:12

• The Door of the Sheep

  John 10:1–10

• The Good Shepherd

  John 10:11–18

• The Resurrection and the Life

  John 11:25–26

• The Grain of Wheat

  John 12:24–26

• The Way, the Truth, and the Life

  John 14:1–7

• The True Vine

  John 15:1–8