Parable

“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

Then Jesus told them this parable:

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.