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Our Lord's Parables

Parables

Locality

Matt

Mark

Luke

Lessons

I. Recorded in one Gospel

The tares

Gennesaret

xiii.

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Good and evil in life and judgment.

The hid treasure

Gennesaret

xiii.

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Value of Gospel.

The goodly pearl

Gennesaret

xiii.

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Christian seeking salvation.

The draw net

Gennesaret

xiii.

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Visible Church of Christ.

The unmerciful servant

Capernaum

xviii.

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Danger of ingratitude.

The labourers in the vineyard

Jerusalem

xx.

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Call at various epochs.

The two sons

Jerusalem

xxi.

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Insincerity and repentance.

The marriage of the king's son

Mount of Olives

xxii.

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Need of righteousness.

The ten virgins

Mount of Olives

xxv.

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Watchful and careless profession.

The ten talents

Mount of Olives

xxv.

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Use of advantages.

The sheep and goats

Mount of Olives

xxv.

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Final separation of good and bad.

The seed growing secretly

Gennesaret

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iv.

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Gradual growth of religion.

The householder

Gennesaret

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xiii.

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The two debtors

Galilee

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vii.

Gratitude for pardon.

The good Samaritan

Jerusalem

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x.

Compassion to suffering.

The friend at midnight

Jerusalem

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xi.

Perseverance in prayer.

The rich fool

Jerusalem

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xii.

Worldly-mindedness.

The wedding feast

Jerusalem

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xii.

Vigilance towards Second Advent.

The wise steward

Jerusalem

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xii.

Conscientiousness in trust.

The barren fig tree

Jerusalem

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xiii.

Unprofitableness under grace.

The great supper

Jerusalem

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xiv.

Universality of Divine call.

The piece of money

Jerusalem

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xv.

Joy over penitence.

The prodigal son

Jerusalem

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xv.

Fatherly love to penitent son.

The unjust steward

Jerusalem

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xvi.

Preparation for eternity.

The rich man and Lazarus

Jerusalem

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xvi.

Recompense of future life.

The unprofitable servants

Jerusalem

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xvii.

God's claim to all our service.

The unjust judge

Jerusalem

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xviii.

Advantage of persevering prayer.

The Pharisee and publican

Jerusalem

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xviii.

Self-righteousness and humility.

The pounds

Jerusalem

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xix.

Diligence rewarded; sloth punished.

II. Recorded in two Gospels

House on rock and sand

Galilee

vii.

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vi.

Consistent and false profession.

The leaven

Gennesaret

xiii.

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xiii.

Pervading influence of religion.

The lost sheep

Jerusalem

xviii.

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xv.

Joy over penitent.

III. Recorded in three Gospels

New cloth and old garment

Capernaum

ix.

ii.

v.

New doctrines on old prejudices.

New wine in old bottles

Capernaum

ix.

ii.

v.

New spirit in unregenerate heart.

The sower

Gennesaret

xiii.

iv.

viii.

Hearers divided into classes.

The mustard seed

Gennesaret

xiii.

iv.

xiii.

Spread of Gospel.

The wicked husbandmen

Jerusalem

xxi.

xii.

xx.

Rejections of Christ by Jews.

The fig tree and all the trees

Mount of Olives

xxiv.

xiii.

xxi.

Indications of Second Advent.

N.B.—These miracles and parables are grouped according to their record by the Evangelists; for their chronological position reference must be made to the “Harmony.”

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