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The Parables of Jesus Christ
A parable is an earthly story with a spiritual truth.
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Parable
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Alert servants
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13:33-37
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Barren fig tree
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13:6-9
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Bread of life
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6:31-38
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Budding fig tree
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24:32-35
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13:28-32
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21:29-33
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Children in market
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11:16-19
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7:31-35
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Christian light
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5:14-16
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4:21-23
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8:16-18
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Dinner guests
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14:15-24
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Divided kingdom
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12:24-30
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3:22-27
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11:14-23
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Feast invitations
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14:12-14
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Friend at midnight
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11:5-13
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Good Samaritan
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10:25-37
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Good shepherd
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10:1-18
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Great physician
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9:10-13
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2:15-17
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5:29-32
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Grooms attendants
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9:14-15
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2:18-20
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5:33-35
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Growing seed
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4:26-29
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Hidden treasure
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13:44
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Householder
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13:52
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Humbled guest
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14:7-11
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King's war plans
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14:31-33
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Laborers in vineyard
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20:1-16
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Landowner
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21:33-46
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12:1-12
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20:9-18
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Leaven
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13:33
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13:20-21
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Lost coin
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15:8-10
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Lost sheep
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15:4-7
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Marriage feast
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22:1-14
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Mustard seed
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13:31-32
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4:30-32
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13:18-19
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Net of fish
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13:47-50
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New cloth
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9:16
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2:21
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5:36
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New wine
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9:17
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2:22
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5:37-39
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Pearl of great price
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13:45-46
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Pharisee and tax collector
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18:9-14
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Prodigal son
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15:11-32
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Rich man & Lazarus
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16:19-31
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Rich fool
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12:16-21
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Salt without taste
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5:13
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9:50
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14:34-35
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Servant's duty
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17:7-10
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Sheep and goats
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25:31-46
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Sign of Jonah
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12:38-42
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11:29-32
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Tares in field (part 1)
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13:24-30
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Tares in field (part 2)
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13:36-43
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Ten Minas
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19:11-27
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Ten talents
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25:14-30
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Ten virgins
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25:1-13
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The Sower (part 1)
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13:3-9
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4:3-20
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8:4-15
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The Sower (part 2)
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13:18-23
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Two debtors
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7:41-43
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Two sons
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21:28-32
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Unclean spirit
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12:43-45
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11:24-26
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Unjust judge
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18:1-8
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Unjust steward
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16:1-13
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Unmerciful servant
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18:21-35
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Unprepared builder
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14:28-30
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Vine and branches
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15:1-17
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Watching servants
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12:35-40
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Wise builder
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7:24-27
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6:47-49
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Wise servant
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24:45-51
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Wise steward
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12:42-48
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