Category:Parables of Jesus (subject)

Parables of Jesus refers to a series of stories in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, as narrated in the gospels and early Christian tradition.

Overview

List of Parables of Jesus

Mark Tradition

• New Wine into Old Wineskins (Mark 2:22-22; Matthew 9:17-17; Luke 5:37-39)
• Parable of the strong man (Mark 3:27-27; Matthew 12:29-29; Luke 11:21-22)
• Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:3-9; Matthew 13:3-9; Luke 8:5-8; Thomas 9; 1 Clement 24:5)
• The Lamp under a Bushel (Mark 4:21-25; Matthew 5:14-15; Luke 8:16-18)
• The Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29; Thomas 57)
• Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30-32; Matthew 13:31-32; Luke 13:18-19; Thomas 20:2)
• The Wicked Husbandmen (Mark 12:1-9; Matthew 21:33-41; Luke 20:9-16; Thomas 65)
• The Budding Fig Tree (Mark 13:28-31; Matthew 24:32-35; Luke 21:29-33)
• The Faithful Servant (Mark 13:34-37; Matthew 24:42-51; Luke 12:35-48; Thomas 103; Didache 16:1)

Matthew-Luke Tradition

• Wise and the Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49)
• Leaven (Matthew 13:33-33; Luke 13:20-21; Thomas 96)
• Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15:4-6; Thomas 107; Gospel of Truth 31-32; cf. John 10:1-18)
• Great Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24)
• Talents or Minas (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27; Gospel of the Nazoraeans 18)

Matthew Tradition

• Tares (Matthew 13:24-30; Thomas 57)
• Pearl (Matthew 13:44-46; Thomas 76)
• Drawing in the Net (Matthew 13:47-50; Thomas 8:1)
• Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:52-52; Thomas 109)
• Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:23-35)
• Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)
• Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)
• Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)
• Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31-46)

Luke Tradition

• Two Debtors (Luke 7:41-43)
• Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37)
• Friend at Night (Luke 11:5-8)
• Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21; Thomas 63)
• Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9)
• Counting the Cost (Luke 14:28-33)
• Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-9)
• Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
• Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)
• Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
• Master and Servant (Luke 17:7-10)
• Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-9)
• Pharisee and Publican (Luke 18:10-14)

The Parables of Jesus in ancient sources

The Parables of Jesus in Scholarship

The Parables of Jesus in Fiction

External links

• Wikipedia