The parable of the barren fig tree
“There once was a man who had a fig tree in his vineyard. He went to see if there was fruit on it, but there wasn’t any. He told his gardener to cut the tree down, explaining that in three years there...
View ArticleThe meaning of the parable of the wheat and weeds, along with the parables of...
The meaning of the parable of the wheat and the weeds. Jesus sent away the crowds and went into the house. His disciples asked him to explain the parable of the wheat and the weeds to them. He answered...
View ArticleThe parable of the lost sheep.
Tax collectors and sinners were coming to Jesus to listen to what he had to say. The Pharisees and scribes complained about this saying “This man welcomes sinners and dines with them!” LK 15:1-2...
View ArticleThe parable of the unforgiving person.
Jesus said “The kingdom of heaven is like the idea of the king who wants to balance his books. In the middle of that process, a person who owed him $10 million was brought before him. Since the man had...
View ArticleThe parable of the fig tree
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: when you notice that its branches are tender and leaves are sprouting, you know that it is almost summer. In the same way, when you see all the signs that I...
View ArticleThe parable of the vineyard workers
“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to the story of a landowner who went out early one morning to find people to work in his vineyard. After agreeing with them about the wage for the day, he sent...
View ArticleParable of the lost coin
“What woman doesn’t light a lamp and thoroughly search the house from top to bottom if she loses a single silver coin out of the ten she has? She will call together her female friends and neighbors...
View ArticleParable of the lost son
Jesus said “A father had two sons. The younger one said to him ‘Father, give me my inheritance now,’ and his father honored his request. Not long afterwards, that son took all of his belongings and...
View ArticleThe parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
Jesus told this parable to some people who were contemptuous and felt they were more righteous than everyone else: “A Pharisee and a tax collector once went up to the Temple to pray. The Pharisee stood...
View ArticleThe island and the storms
There once was a man who lived on an island. The island was a good size, and many other people lived there. When he moved there, old-timers told him about the storms that regularly assailed the island....
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