List of the Parables of Jesus

What is a parable?

The parables of Jesus are a source of blessing, enlightening God’s people of spiritual truth. It is a literary letter in which a, real or fantastic, illustrates a moral or universal reality. A parable is a long comparison, in which it is said or implied that one thing is “like” another.

List of parables

In this section you will find a reflection for each parable that our Lord Jesus Christ gives us, they are not verse by verse biblical comments, it is a meditation that will bridge the time of Jesus with an application link in the current context. If you want to read a reflection, click on the title of the one you want.

No PARABLE MATTHEW FRAMES LUKE
1 The lamp under a bushel 5: 14-16 4:21, 22 8: 16-17,11: 33-36
2 The parable of the two foundations 7: 24-27 6: 47-49
3 The parable of the new cloth patch 9:16 2:21 5:36
4 The parable of the new wine in old wineskins 9:17 2:22 5: 37-38
5 The parable of the sower 13: 3-23 4: 2-20 8: 4-8
6 The parable of the wheat and the tares 13: 24-30
7 The Parable of the Mustard Seed 13: 31-32 4: 30-32 13: 18-19
8 The parable of the leaven 13:33 13: 20-21
9 The parable of the hidden treasure 13:44
10 The Parable of the Precious Pearl 13: 45-46
11 The parable of the net 13: 47-50
12 The Parable of Old and New Treasures  13: 51-52
13 The parable of the lost sheep 18: 12-14 15: 3-7
14 The Parable of the Wicked Servant 18: 21-35
15 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20: 1-16
16 The parable of the two sons 21: 28-32
17 The parable of the wicked husbandmen 21: 33-46 12: 1-12 20: 9-19
18 The parable of the wedding feast 22: 2-14
19 The parable of the fig tree 24: 32-44 13: 28-32 21: 29-33
20 The parable of the faithful and unfaithful servant 24: 45-51 12: 41-48
21 The parable of the ten virgins 25: 1-13
22 The parable of the talents 25: 14-30
23 The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats 25: 31-46
24 The parable of the growth of the seed 4: 26-29
25 The parable of the owner of the house 13: 33-37
26 The parable of the creditor and the two debtors 7: 41-43
27 The Parable of the Good Samaritan 10: 30-37
28 The parable of the friend who arrives at midnight 11: 5-13
29 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12: 16-21
30 The Parable of the Watchful Servant 12: 35-40
31 The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree 13: 6-9
32 The parable of the wedding guests 14: 7-14
33 The parable of the great supper 14: 15-24
34 The parable of the tower and the king who goes to war 14: 25-35
35 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15: 8-10
36 The parable of the prodigal son 15: 11-32
37 The Parable of the Cunning Steward 16: 1-13
38 The parable of the rich man and Lazarus 16: 19-31
39 The parable the duty of the servant 17: 7-10
40 The parable of the widow and the unjust judge 18: 1-7
41 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18: 9-14
42 The parable of the mines 19: 11-27