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The Parable of the Sower
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
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And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.
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The Purpose of the Parables
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
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This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
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The Parable of the Sower Explained
“Hear then the parable of the sower:
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The Parable of the Weeds
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
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The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
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He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
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Prophecy and Parables
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.
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This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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The Parable of the Weeds Explained
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
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The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
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The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,
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The Parable of the Net
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.
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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,
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But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.”
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
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The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
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The Parable of the Two Sons
“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
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The Parable of the Tenants
“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.
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The Parable of the Wedding Feast
And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
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The Parable of the Talents
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
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And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
