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He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
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He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?
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The Parable of the Sower
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
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While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:
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His disciples asked him what this parable meant.
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He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
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“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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The Parable of the Rich Fool
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
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And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
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Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”
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Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?
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When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
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The Parable of the Great Banquet
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
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Then Jesus told them this parable:
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The Parable of the Lost Coin
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
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The Parable of the Lost Son
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.
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The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:
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The Parable of the Ten Minas
While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
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The Parable of the Tenants
He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.
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The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
