This document contains a list of 70 parables of Jesus Christ arranged in chronological order. It provides a brief 1-3 sentence description of each parable along with the corresponding Bible references. The purpose is to present earthly stories told by Jesus that have spiritual meanings to help us understand God's kingdom.
This document contains a list of 70 parables of Jesus Christ arranged in chronological order. It provides a brief 1-3 sentence description of each parable along with the corresponding Bible references. The purpose is to present earthly stories told by Jesus that have spiritual meanings to help us understand God's kingdom.
This document contains a list of 70 parables of Jesus Christ arranged in chronological order. It provides a brief 1-3 sentence description of each parable along with the corresponding Bible references. The purpose is to present earthly stories told by Jesus that have spiritual meanings to help us understand God's kingdom.
This document contains a list of 70 parables of Jesus Christ arranged in chronological order. It provides a brief 1-3 sentence description of each parable along with the corresponding Bible references. The purpose is to present earthly stories told by Jesus that have spiritual meanings to help us understand God's kingdom.
2. Fields ripe for harvest (John 4:35-38) 3. Our need of a Physician to reach God’s Kingdom (Matthew 9:12-13, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:31-32) 4. Bridegroom and Fasting (Matthew 9:14-17, Mark 2:18-20, Luke 5:33-35) 5. No good to put new patch on old clothing (Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, Luke 5:36) 6. New wine into new wineskins (Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37-38) 7. Like Father like Son (John 5:19-20) 8. Know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:16_23, Luke 6:39-45) 9. Build house on rock not sand (Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:45-49) 10. John the Baptist – blowing reed? Soft clothing? (Matthew 11:16-19, Luke 7:31-35) 11. Wisdom’s children (Matthew 11:18-19) 12. Creditor & 2 Debtors – forgiveness great & small (Luke 7:40-47) 13. Divided kingdom & house cannot stand (Matthew 12:25-29, Mark 3:23-27, Luke 11:14-26) 14. Demons can influence some people who allow them (Matthew 12:43-45) 15. Sower of seed, for Kingdom of God on Earth (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15) 16. Be like a city set on a hill (Matt. 5:14) 17. Let your light shine (Matthew 5:15-16, Mark 4:21-25, Luke 8:16-18) 18. Mystery of the seed growing for the patient husbandman (Mark:26-29) 19. Mustard seed like Kingdom of God to come (Matthew 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-34, Luke 13:18-19) 20. Yeast leaven like God’s coming Kingdom (Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:20-21) 21. Mystery of the hidden treasure (Matthew 13:44) 22. Pearl of great price revealed (Matthew 13:45-46) 23. Net cast into the sea, gathering people to God’s coming Kingdom on Earth (Matthew 13:47-50) 24. Householder scribe with old and new treasure (Matthew 13:51-52) 25. Blind leading the blind (Matthew 15:14-20, Mark 7:14-23) 26. Servant forgiven much did not forgive little (Matthew 18:23-25) 27. Servant of sin freed by repentance and forgiveness through Jesus (John 8:35) 28. Good Shepherd doorkeeper and false shepherd hirelings (John 10:1-18) 29. Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) 30. Friend in need at midnight – ask and it shall be given (Luke 11:5-8) 31. A.S.K. –Ask, Seek, Knock on God’s door and it will open for you (Luke 11:9-10 32. Our loving Father who provides our needs (Luke 11:11-13) 33. Foolish rich man (Luke 12:13-22) 34. Ravens provided their needs by God, just like us (Luke 12:23-24) 35. Thief in the night – always be prepared (Matthew 24:42-51, Mark 13:34, Luke 12:35-40) 36. Fruitless fig tree needing feeding with wholesome fertiliser (Luke 13:6-9) 37. The strait (narrow difficult) gate to find (Luke 13:24) 38. Closed door to unrepentant people who want to sin against God’s laws (Luke 13:25-30) 39. Humility in taking the lowest seat not grabbing the best seat (Luke 14:7-14) 40. Called to the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14) 41. Counting the cost of how we build (Luke 14:28-33) 42. Salt that is good and salt that loses value and taste (Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34-35) 43. Become as little children to enter the Kingdom of God (Matthew 18:3-6) 44. Offensive hands and eyes spiritually speaking (Matthew 18:7-9) 45. Lost sheep – watching out for the lost 1 in 100 (Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:1-7) 46. Lost coin of 8 symbolic of one sinner who repents (Luke 15:8-10) 47. The prodigal rebellious son and our loving God our Father (Luke 15:11-32) 48. Unjust Steward manager of his employer (Luke 16:1-18) 49. Rich man and Lazarus the humble poor man (Luke 16:19-31) 50. Birds of the air are fed by God (Matthew 6:25-26) 51. Consider the Lilies and amazing flowers God has created (Matthew 6:28-30) 52. Faith as a grain of mustard seed (Luke 17:6) 53. Profitable and unprofitable servants (Luke 17:7-10) 54. Make the most of your 12 waking hours of daylight (John 11:9-10) 55. Importuning persistent widow before the unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8) 56. Self-righteous Pharisee & repentant humble Tax Collector pray in the Temple (Luke 18:9-14) 57. Vineyard workers fair day’s pay (Matthew 20:1-6) 58. Ten servants given a pound to be profitable to God (Luke 19:11-27) 59. Comparison of the wheat kernel that dies to produce many good kernels (John 12:23-25) 60. Walk in God’s light not in the darkness of Satan, this world and human nature (John 12:35-36) 61. Two sons – one faithful the other unfaithful and rebellious (Matthew 21:28-32) 62. Wicked servants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 20:9-19) 63. Vultures and the carcase (Matthew 24:28, Luke 17:34) 64. Fig tree seasons like seasons of prophecy (Matthew 24:32-35, Mark 13:28-29, Luke21:29-31 65. Ten Virgins who slept – 5 wise & 5 foolish before Jesus return to Earth (Matthew 25:1-13) 66. Parable of the servants given five, two, and one talents (Matthew 25:14-30) 67. Sheep and the Goats of the nations to be separated at Christ’s return (Matthew 25:31-46) 68. Christ preparing positions of Office for faithful in God’s coming Kingdom (John 14:2-4) 69. Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches (John 15:1-8) 70. Woman in childbirth is similar to us going through trials to God’s Kingdom (John 16:20-22)