Parables of Jesus Christ

Parable No. 1: Blowing Wind like God’s Spirit (John 3:8). Jesus Talks with Nicodemus about Salvation John 3:3-15
Parable No. 2: Fields Ripe for Harvest (John 4:35-38). Jesus tells about the Spiritual Harvest. Jesus confirms that the Harvest is ready for life eternal. One soweth, and another reapeth, both rejoice John 4:35-38
Parable No. 3: Like Father like Son (John 5:19-20). The Rejection of the Sanhedrin. Jesus claims to be God’s Son. Jesus and the persecuting Jews who want to slay Him John 5:16-23
Parable No. 4: Our need of a Physician to reach God’s Kingdom (Matthew 9:12-13, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:31-32). Mark 2:17 Matthew 9:12-13 Luke 5:31-32
Parable No. 5: Bridegroom and Fasting (Matthew 9:14-17, Mark 2:18-20, Luke 5:33-35). Disciples Defended via a Parable. Jesus replies with a bridegroom question Mark 2:19-20 Matthew 9:15 Luke 5:34-35
Parable No. 6: No good to put New Patch on Old Clothing (Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, Luke 5:36). Jesus then replies with a Parable about new and old garments Luke 5:36 Mark 2:21 Matthew 9:16
Parable No. 7: New Wine into New Wineskins (Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37-38). Jesus finally replies with a statement about new and old wine bottle preservation Luke 5:37-39 Matthew 9:17 Mark 2:22
Parable No. 8: Jesus teaches about Salt & Light. Be like a City set on a Hill (Matthew 5:14). Parable No. 9: Salt that is Good and Salt that Loses Value and Taste (Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34-35). You are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, so let your light shine before men and glorify God Matthew 5:13-14 Luke 14:34-35
Parable No. 10: Let your Light Shine (Matthew 5:15-16, Mark 4:21-25, Luke 8:16-18). “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify” God Matthew 5:15-16
Parable No. 11: On Anxiety. Jesus teaches about Worry. Birds of the Air are Fed by God (Matthew 6:25-26). Trust that God will provide all your needs Matthew 6:25-27
Parable No. 12: Consider the Lilies and amazing Flowers that God has Created (Matthew 6:28-30). Trust that God will provide all your needs Matthew 6:28-32
Parable No. 13: Jesus gives a very short Parable: Can the Blind Lead the Blind? [First reference] Luke 6:39
Parable No. 14: Gods Answering of Prayer. Ask, Seek, Receive. Your heavenly Father gives good things to them that ask [First reference] Matthew 7:7-11
Parable No. 15: Know them By their Fruits (Matthew 7:16, 23, Luke 6:39-45). Good tree: good fruit. Corrupt tree: evil fruit. Likewise Man: Good and evil Matthew 7:16-20, 12:33-35 Luke 6:43-45
Parable No. 16: Build House on Rock not Sand (Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:45-49). The wise man, which built his house upon a rock. The foolish man, which built his house upon the sand Luke 6:46-49 Matthew 7:24-27
Parable No. 17: Divided Kingdom and House cannot Stand (Matthew 12:25-29, Mark 3:23-27, Luke 11:14-26). A kingdom, house or Satan divided against itself, cannot stand Luke 11:16-20 Matthew 12:25-28 Mark 3:24-26
Parable No. 18: The Return of the Evil Spirit. 7 Unclean Spirits. Demons can Influence Some People who allow them (Matthew 12:43-45). He that is not with me is against me: and wicked things get much worse Luke 11:23-26 Matthew 12:30 43-45
Sermon by the Sea. Jesus, by the seaside, enters a ship because of the multitude, to teach many Parables Luke 8:4 Mark 4:1-2 Matthew 13:1-3a
Parable No. 19: The Sower of Seed, for Kingdom of God on Earth (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15). The Parable of the Sower, the Seed, and the Soils. A Sower sows his seed. Some falls by the way side for fowls to eat Luke 8:5 Mark 4:3-4 Matthew 13:3b-4
Parable No. 20: “Why speakest thou unto them in parables?” “Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven [God]” Matthew 13:10-17 Mark 4:11-12 Luke 8:10
His disciples ask for the Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower? Luke 8:9 Matthew 13:18 Mark 4:10 13
The Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower, the Seed, and the Soils. The seed is the Word of God sown by the Sower Luke 8:11-12 Mark 4:14-15 Matthew 13:19
Satan comes to take the “seed by the way side” “lest they should believe and be saved” Matthew 13:19 Mark 4:14-15 Luke 8:11-12
The stony ground seed are those that receive with joy the Word but depart when persecution arises Matthew 13:20-21 Mark 4:16-17 Luke 8:13
The seed among the thorns are those that hear and go forth with the Word but are choked by worldly lusts and become unfruitful Matthew 13:22 Luke 8:14 Mark 4:18-19
The seed on good ground are those that hear, understand and keep the Word; which also beareth fruit, and with patience, are fruitful, some 100, some 60, some 30 fold Matthew 13:23 Mark 4:20 Luke 8:15
Parable No. 21: The Parable of the Lighted Candle Mark 4:21-25 Luke 8:16-18
Parable No. 22: Mystery of the Seed Growing for the Patient Husbandman (Mark 4:26-29). The Parable of the Growing Seed. The kingdom of God is like a seed, first sown, then germinates, grows, fruits and is harvested Mark 4:26-29
Parable No. 23: Mustard Seed like Kingdom of God to come (Matthew 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-34, Luke 13:18-19). The Parable of the Mustard Seed. The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed, less than all the seeds when sown, then becomes greater than all herbs, so that the fowls of the air may lodge under its great branches Mark 4:30-32 Matthew 13:31-32 Luke 13:18-19
Parable No. 24: The Parable of the Tares of the Field. The kingdom of God is like a man who sowed good wheat seed in his field, but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares. “Let both grow together until the harvest” Matthew 13:24-30
Parable No. 25: Yeast Leaven like God’s coming Kingdom (Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:20-21). The Parable of the Leaven. The kingdom of God is like “leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.” Matthew 13:33 Luke 13:20-21
Jesus, having spoken to the multitude only by, and with many Parables, later expounds to His disciples when alone Matthew 13:34-35 Mark 4:33-34
Multitude are sent away and Jesus declares to His disciples the Parable of the Tares of the Field Matthew 13:36-43
Parable No. 26: Mystery of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44). The Parable of the Hidden Treasure. The kingdom of God is like “treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field” Matthew 13:44
Parable No. 27: Pearl of Great Price Revealed (Matthew 13:45-46). The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price. The kingdom of God is like “a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it” Matthew 13:45-46
Parable No. 28: Net cast into the Sea, gathering people to God’s coming Kingdom on Earth (Matthew 13:47-50). The Parable of the Dragnet. The kingdom of God is like a net, cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: when full, goods gathered into vessels, but cast the bad away Matthew 13:47-50
Parable No. 29: Scribe like a Householder with Old and New Treasure (Matthew 13:51-52). Jesus asks “Have ye understood all these things?” Matthew 13:51-52
Parable No. 30: The men of this generation are like unto children sitting in the marketplace (Matthew 11:16-19, Luke 7:31-35). The Pharisees and lawyers “are like unto children sitting in the marketplace” Luke 7:31-32 Matthew 11:16-17
Parable No. 31: John the Baptist compared to Jesus. Wisdom’s children (Matthew 11:18-19). Jesus compares the Pharisees and lawyers remarks for John the Baptist and the Son of man Luke 7:33-35 Matthew 11:18-19
Parable No. 32: Blind Leading the Blind [Second reference] (Matthew 15:14-20, Mark 7:14-23). Jesus tells the multitude that things which come out of the mouth defile the man Mark 7:14-15 Matthew 15:10-11
The disciple tell Jesus that the Pharisees were offended and Jesus replies to them Matthew 15:12-14 Mark 7:16
Peter requests that Jesus declare the parable and the disciples are told Matthew 15:15-20 Mark 7:17-23
Parable No. 33: Become as little children to enter the Kingdom of God (Matthew 18:3-6). Jesus takes a Little Child to explain to the Disciples Humility Luke 9:47-48 Matthew 18:2-5 Mark 9:35-37
Parable No. 34: Offensive hands and eyes spiritually speaking (Matthew 18:7-9). Jesus amplifies and cautions against the dangers of despising these little ones. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost Matthew 18:6-11 Mark 9:42-50 Luke 17:1-2, 14:34-35
Parable No. 35: Lost sheep – watching out for the lost 1 in 100 (Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:1-7). Jesus illustrates by an Hundred Sheep where One is Lost Luke 15:1-7 Matthew 18:12-14
Parable No. 36: The unforgiving Servant. Servant forgiven much did not forgive little (Matthew 18:23-25). The kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king and his servant who owed him much. His lord “was moved with compassion” “and forgave him the debt” Matthew 18:23-27
Parable No. 37: Servant of sin freed by Repentance and Forgiveness through Jesus (John 8:35). Jesus talks to the believing Jews. “Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin” “If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham” John 8:34-40
Parable No. 38: Good Shepherd doorkeeper and false shepherd hirelings (John 10:1-18). The Parable of the Good Shepherd. The Divine Shepherd. The sheep know the voice and follow John 10:1-6
“I am the door of the sheep” – “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved” John 10:7-10
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” John 10:11-15
“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd” John 10:16-18
Parable No. 39: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). Jesus tells the Lawyer the Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:30-37
Parable No. 40: Friend in need at midnight – ask and it shall be given (Luke 11:5-8). The Parable of the Friend lending 3 Loaves at Midnight Luke 11:5-8
Parable No. 41: Ask, Seek, Knock on God’s door and it will open for you [Second reference] (Luke 11:9-10). “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” Luke 11:9-10
Parable No. 42: Our loving Father who provides our needs (Luke 11:11-13). “how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?” Luke 11:11-13
Parable No. 43: Foolish rich man (Luke 12:13-22). The Folly of Riches. Jesus tells the Parable of a certain rich man who thought “I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods” Luke 12:16-18
Parable No. 44: Anxieties about Earthly Things. Ravens provided their needs by God, just like us (Luke 12:23-24). “Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on” – “For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things” Luke 12:22-30
Parable No. 45: Thief in the Night – always be prepared (Luke 12:35-40). Awaiting the Master’s Return. “Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching” – “Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not” Luke 12:35-40
Parable No. 46: The Faithful Steward (Luke 12:42-48). Peter asks if the Parable is applicable to them or all. Jesus replies “Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing” Luke 12:41-44
“If that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming” – “The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him]” Luke 12:45-48
Parable No. 47: Fruitless Fig Tree needing feeding with wholesome fertiliser (Luke 13:6-9). The Parable of the fruitless Fig Tree in the Vineyard. Let the dresser dig round it and dung it for a year to bear fruit; if not, then cut it down Luke 13:6-9
Parable No. 48: The strait (narrow difficult) gate to find (Luke 13:22-28). Growth of the Kingdom of Heaven. “Strive to enter in at the strait gate” “I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity” Luke 13:22-28
Parable No. 49: Humility in taking the lowest seat not grabbing the best seat (Luke 14:7-14). The Parable of the Wedding and the Highest and Lowest Rooms Luke 14:7-11
Parable No. 50: The Parable of the Feast for “the Poor, the Maimed, the Lame, the Blind” Luke 14:12-14
Parable No. 51: The Great Banquet (Luke 14:16-24). The Parable of the lord who made a Supper and the Excuses of his Servants. “Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind” Luke 14:15-24
Parable No. 52: Counting the cost of how we build (Luke 14:28-33). The Parable of the Tower being built without first Counting the Cost Luke 14:28-30
Parable No. 53: The Parable of the King before making War Luke 14:31-33. The Parable of the King before making War Luke 14:31-33
Parable No. 54: Lost Coin of 10 symbolic of one sinner who repents (Luke 15:8-10). The Parable of the Woman having 10 pieces of Silver where 1 is Lost Luke 15:8-10
Parable No. 55: The Prodigal Rebellious Son and our loving God our Father (Luke 15:11-32). The Parable of the Younger Son who wanted his Portion of Goods Luke 15:11-24
Parable No. 56: The Dishonest Steward. The Unjust Steward manager of his Employer (Luke 16:1-18). The Parable of the Rich Man and the Unjust Steward who wasted his Goods Luke 16:1-12
Parable No. 57: The Rich Man and Lazarus, the humble poor man (Luke 16:19-31). The Parable of the Rich Man and a Beggar named Lazarus Luke 16:19-26
Parable No. 58: Faith as a Grain of Mustard Seed (Luke 17:6). “Lord, Increase our faith” “If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed” Luke 17:5-6
Parable No. 59: Profitable and Unprofitable Servants (Luke 17:7-10) Luke 17:7-10
Parable No. 60: Make the most of your 12 waking hours of daylight (John 11:9-10). Jesus replies “if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him” John 11:9-10
Parable No. 61: Importuning persistent widow before the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8). The Parable of the Unjust Judge Luke 18:1-8
Parable No. 62: Self-righteous Pharisee & repentant humble Tax Collector pray in the Temple (Luke 18:9-14). Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican Luke 18:9-14
Parable No. 63: 11th Hour Labourers. Jesus tells the Parable of the Workers Paid Equally. Vineyard workers fair day’s pay (Matthew 20:1-6). The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. Jesus teaches The Parable of the Vineyard Workers Matthew 20:1-16
Parable No. 64: The Nobleman and the Pounds. 10 Servants given a Pound to be profitable to God (Luke 19:11-27). Jesus tells the Parable of the Nobleman’s 10 Servants. Luke 19:11-28
Parable No. 65: Creditor & 2 Debtors – forgiveness great & small (Luke 7:40-47). Jesus asks Simon a question about the certain creditor which had two debtors Luke 7:40-43
Miracle No. 35: Parable No. 66: Jesus withers the fig tree on the road from Bethany. The Time of the Coming: Repentance or Destruction: The Cursing of the Barren Fruitless Fig Tree. Jesus teaches The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree on the Road from Bethany Matthew 21:18-19 Mark 11:12-14
Parable No. 67: The Two Sons – one faithful the other unfaithful and rebellious (Matthew 21:28-32). Jesus tells the Parable of the 2 Sons to the Religious Leaders [Sanhedrin] Matthew 21:28-32
Parable No. 68: Jesus tells the Parable of The Wicked Husbandmen. Wicked Servants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 20:9-19). The Wicked Tenants. The “the lord of the vineyard”, having done everything sends his only begotten son only to be killed by the wicked husbandmen who were his tenants in his vineyard Matthew 21:33-41 Mark 12:1-9 Luke 20:9-16
Parable No. 69: The Man Without a Wedding Garment. Called to the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14). Jesus tells the Parable of the Wedding Feast. The Parable of the Great Supper. “For many are called, but few [are] chosen” Matthew 22:1-14
Parable No. 70: Comparison of the wheat kernel that dies to produce many good kernels (John 12:23-25). “The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified” “Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour” John 12:23-27
Parable No. 71: Walk in God’s light not in the darkness of Satan, this world and human nature (John 12:35-36). Walk in God’s Light not in the darkness of Satan, this world and human nature John 12:35-36
Parable No. 72: Eagles and the carcase (Matthew 24:28, Luke 17:34). Christ’s second coming foretold. Signs of Christ’s Return. Jesus tells His Disciples about His Return Matthew 24:27-31 Mark 13:24-27 Luke 21:25-28
Parable No. 73: Fig Tree seasons like Seasons of Prophecy (Matthew 24:32-35, Mark 13:28-29, Luke21:29-31. Jesus tells His Disciples about the Parable of the Fig Tree in Summer and likens it to the Kingdom of God being Nigh Luke 21:29-33 Mark 13:28-31 Matthew 24:32-35
Parable No. 74: Thief in the Night – always be prepared (Matthew 24:42-51). Jesus tells His Disciples to Remain Watchful and Ready. He likens His Return to a Thief and a Ruler returning to his household Matthew 24:42-51
Parable No. 75: Midnight Return – always be prepared (Mark 13:34). Jesus tells His Disciples to Remain Watchful and Pray. He likens His Return to a Man returning from a far country to his “sleeping” house Mark 13:33-37
Parable No. 76: Watch and Pray – always be prepared (Luke 21:34-36). Jesus tells His Disciples to Remain Watchful and Pray, “lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life” Luke 21:34-36
Parable No. 77: 10 Virgins who Slept – 5 wise & 5 foolish before Jesus returns to Earth (Matthew 25:1-13). Watchfulness and Faithfulness: Jesus tells the Parable of the Ten Virgins [Ten Bridesmaids] Matthew 25:1-13
Parable No. 78: The Talents. Parable of the Servants given 5, 2, and 1 Talents (Matthew 25:14-30). Jesus tells the Parable of the Ten Talents – The Parable of the Pounds – The Parable of the Loaned Money Matthew 25:14-30
Parable No. 79: Jesus uses the Analogy of Sheep and Goats. Sheep and the Goats of the nations to be separated at Christ’s return (Matthew 25:31-46). The Last Judgment: Jesus tells about Final Judgment. The Sheep and the Goats Matthew 25:31-46
Parable No. 80: Jesus the True Vine. Jesus is the Vine and we are the Branches (John 15:1-8). Jesus teaches about the vine and the branches. Abiding in Love and Commandment Keeping. Start of the Last Speech to His Disciples John 15:1-17
Parable No. 81: Woman in Childbirth is similar to us going through Trials to God’s Kingdom. Jesus teaches about using His Name in Prayer (John 16:20-22) John 16:21-26