Our Lord's Parables

OUR LORD'S PARABLES.

PARABLE.	LOCALITY.	MATTHEW.	MARK.	LUKE.	LESSONS.
I. Recorded in one Gospel
The tares	Gennesaret	Mt 13:24-30, 36-43	..........	..........	Good and evil in life and judgment
The hid treasure	Gennesaret	Mt 13:44	..........	..........	Value of Gospel
The goodly pearl	Gennesaret	Mt 13:45,46	..........	..........	Christian seeking salvation
The draw net	Gennesaret	Mt 13:47-50	..........	..........	Visible Church of Christ
The unmerciful servant	Capernaum	Mt 18:23-35	..........	..........	Danger of ingratitude
The laborers in the vineyard	Jerusalem	Mt 20:1-16	..........	..........	Call at various epochs
The two sons	Jerusalem	Mt 21:28-32	..........	..........	Insincerity and repentance
The marriage of the king's son	Mount of Olives	Mt 22:1-14	..........	..........	Need of righteousness
The ten virgins	Mount of Olives	Mt 25:1-13	..........	..........	Watchful and careless profession
The ten talents	Mount of Olives	Mt 25:14-30	..........	..........	Use of advantages
The sheep and goats	Mount of Olives	Mt 25:31-33	..........	..........	Final separation of good and bad
The seed growing secretly	Gennesaret	..........	Mr 4:26-29	..........	Gradual growth of religion
The householder	Gennesaret	..........	Mr 13:32-37	..........
The two debtors	Galilee	..........	..........	Lu 7:41-47	Gratitude for pardon
The good Samaritan	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 10:30-37	Compassion to suffering
The friend at midnight	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 11:5-8	Perseverance in prayer
The rich fool	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 12:16-21	Worldly-mindedness
The wedding feast	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 12:35-38	Vigilance towards Second Advent
The wise steward	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 12:41-48	Conscientiousness in trust
The barren fig tree	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 13:6-9	Unprofitableness under grace
The great supper	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 14:16-24	Universality of divine call
The piece of money	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 15:8-10	Joy over penitence
The prodigal son	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 15:11-32	Fatherly love to penitent son
The unjust steward	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 16:1-8	Preparation for eternity
The rich man and Lazarus	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 16:19-31	Recompense of future life
The unprofitable servants	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 17:7-10	God's claim to all our service
The unjust judge	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 18:1-8	Advantage of persevering prayer
The Pharisee and publican	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 18:9-14	Self-righteousness and humility
The pounds	Jerusalem	..........	..........	Lu 19:11-27	Diligence rewarded; sloth punished
II. Recorded in two Gospels
House on rock and sand	Galilee	Mt 7:24-29	Lu 6:47-49	..........	Consistent and false profession
The leaven	Gennesaret	Mt 13:33	Lu 13:20,21	..........	Pervading influence of religion
The lost sheep	Jerusalem	Mt 18:11-14	Lu 15:3-7	..........	Joy over penitent
III. Recorded in three Gospels
New cloth and old garment	Capernaum	Mt 9:16	Mr 2:21	Lu 5:36	New doctrines on old prejudices
New wine in old bottles	Capernaum	Mt 9:17	Mr 2:22	Lu 5:37-39	New spirit in unregenerate heart
The sower	Gennesaret	Mt 13:3-9, 18-23	Mr 4:1-9, 14-20	Lu 8:4-8, 11-15	Hearers divided into classes
The mustard seed	Gennesaret	Mt 13:31,32	Mr 4:30-34	Lu 13:18,19	Spread of Gospel
The wicked husbandmen	Jerusalem	Mt 21:33-46	Mr 12:1-12	Lu 20:9-18	Rejections of Christ by Jews
The fig tree and all the trees	Mount of Olives	Mt 24:32,33	Mr 13:28,29	Lu 21:29-31	Indications of Second Advent