The Parable of New Cloth and Old Garment

Overview "No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made." — Matthew 9:16 BSB The Parable of New Cloth and Old Garment is a brief but profound teaching that Jesus delivered regard…

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The Parable of New Wine in Old Wineskins

Overview "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine poured into old wineskins. If it is, the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled and the wineskins are …

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The Parable of the Absent Landowner (Mark 13)

Overview "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." — Matthew 24:42 BSB The Parable of the Absent Landowner, found in Mark 13:34-36, presents Jesus teaching His disciples about watchfulness and readiness during His abse…

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The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

Overview "Then He told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, but found none.'" — Luke 13:6 BSB The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree is a brief but profound teaching of Jesus found in the Gospel of Luke…

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The Parable of the Dishonest Steward Explained

Overview "No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." — Matthew 6:24 BSB The Parable of the Dishonest Steward, recorded in Luke…

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The Parable of the Door (John 10)

Overview "I am the door of the sheep." — John 10:7 BSB In John 10, Jesus presents Himself as the door through which believers must enter to experience salvation and abundant life. This teaching, delivered in the context of His role as the Good Shepherd, est…

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The Parable of the Dragnet (The Net of the Kingdom)

Overview The Parable of the Dragnet, recorded in Matthew 13:47-50, is one of the final kingdom parables Jesus taught during His earthly ministry. In this parable, Jesus uses the imagery of fishermen casting a net into the sea to illustrate the nature of the …

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The Parable of the Father Running to His Son

Overview "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.'" — Luke 15:22 BSB The Parable of the Father Running to His Son, commonly known as the parable of the prodigal…

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The Parable of the Fig Tree and the Kingdom (Luke 21:29-31)

Overview "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get green and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near." — Luke 21:29 BSB The Parable of the Fig Tree and the Kingdom, recorded in Luke 21:29-31, is one of Jesus' most direct a…

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The Parable of the Friend at Midnight

Overview Jesus taught, "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened" (Luke 11:…

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Overview The Parable of the Good Samaritan, recorded in Luke 10:25-37, stands as one of Jesus's most transformative teachings on the nature of love, mercy, and genuine obedience to God's law. Jesus teaches this parable in response to a lawyer's attempt to ju…

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The Parable of the Good Shepherd (John 10)

Overview "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." — John 10:11 BSB The Parable of the Good Shepherd in John 10 presents one of Scripture's most profound teachings about Jesus Christ's relationship with His followers. Rat…

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The Parable of the Great Reversal

Overview "The last will be first, and the first will be last." — Matthew 20:16 BSB The Parable of the Great Reversal appears throughout Jesus' teaching ministry as a recurring theme that challenges human assumptions about status, worth, and God's kingdom va…

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The Parable of the Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29)

Overview "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or wakes, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how." Mark 4:26-27 BSB The Parable of the Growing Seed is a brief but profound teachin…

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The Parable of the Guests' Excuses

Overview "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses." Luke 14:16-18 B…

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The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

Overview The Parable of the Hidden Treasure, recorded in Matthew 13:44, stands as one of Jesus' most penetrating teachings about the kingdom of heaven. In this brief yet profoundly significant parable, Jesus reveals the incomparable worth of God's kingdom an…

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The Parable of the House on the Rock vs Sand

Overview "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." — Matthew 7:24 BSB The Parable of the House on the Rock versus Sand stands as one of Jesus Christ's most foundational teachings …

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The Parable of the Householder's Treasure

Overview "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old." Matthew 13:52 BSB The Parable of the Householder's Treasure is a brief but profound teaching o…

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The Parable of the King Going to War

Overview "So likewise, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be My disciple." — Luke 14:33 BSB The Parable of the King Going to War appears in Luke 14:31-32 as one of Jesus' shortest yet most profound teachings about discipleship and the c…

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The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

Overview "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard." — Matthew 20:1 BSB The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, recorded in Matthew 20:1-16, presents one of Jesus's most challengin…

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The Parable of the Lamp on a Stand

Overview "No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but on a stand, so it shines for all in the house." Matthew 5:15 BSB The Parable of the Lamp on a Stand is a short but profound teaching of Jesus that appears in multiple Gospel accounts. This parab…

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The Parable of the Last Seat

Overview "But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first." Matthew 19:30 BSB The Parable of the Last Seat, found in Luke 14:7-14, presents Jesus' teaching on humility and the reversal of worldly values in God's kingdom. This parable …

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The Parable of the Leaven

Overview The Parable of the Leaven is one of the most profound yet brief teachings Jesus delivered about the nature of God's kingdom. Found in Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20-21, this parable reveals how the kingdom of heaven operates through hidden, transforma…

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The Parable of the Lost Coin Explained

Overview "Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?" Luke 15:8 BSB The Parable of the Lost Coin appears in the Gospel of Luke as one of three consecutive p…

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep Explained

Overview "If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?" Matthew 18:12 BSB. The Parable of the Lost Sheep, found in Matthew 18:10-14 and Luke 15:3-7, p…

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The Parable of the Marriage Feast (Matthew 22)

Overview "So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they found, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests." — Matthew 22:10 BSB The Parable of the Marriage Feast, recorded in Matthew 22:1-14, presents one of J…

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The Parable of the Master and Servant

Overview "It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble." — Luke 17:2 BSB. Jesus taught a parable about a master and his servant to illustrate fun…

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The Parable of the Minas (Luke 19)

Overview "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return." — Luke 19:12 BSB The Parable of the Minas, recorded in Luke 19:11-27, is one of Jesus's most direct teachings about stewardship, accountability, and…

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Overview The Parable of the Mustard Seed is one of Jesus Christ's most profound teachings about the nature and growth of God's kingdom. Found in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, this parable uses the image of a tiny seed that grows into a large tree to illustrate ho…

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The Parable of the Net of Fish

Overview "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind." — Matthew 13:47 BSB The Parable of the Net of Fish is one of the shorter parables of Jesus, recorded in Matthew 13:47-50. This parable illustrate…

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