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And he also told them a parable. “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak.
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And he told them a parable, “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?
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Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources. The Parable of the Sower.
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When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to him, he spoke in a parable.
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And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” After saying this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.” The Purpose of the Parables.
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Then his disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be.
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He answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that ‘they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.’ The Parable of the Sower Explained.
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“This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God.
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But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance. The Parable of the Lamp.
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan. But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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Parable of the Rich Fool. Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
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Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?”
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By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!” The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree.
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And he told them this parable: “There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,
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When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him. The Parable of the Mustard Seed.
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It is like a mustard seed that a person took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and ‘the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.’” The Parable of the Yeast.
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He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.
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blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” The Parable of the Great Feast.
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Chapter 15
The Parable of the Lost Sheep. The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to him,
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So to them he addressed this parable.
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The Parable of the Lost Coin. “Or what woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it?
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The Parable of the Lost Son. Then he said, “A man had two sons,
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Chapter 16
The Parable of the Dishonest Steward. Then he also said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property.
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And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. Application of the Parable. “For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.
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Sayings About Divorce. “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.