70 Parables of Jesus Christ
Earthly stories with spiritual Meaning for us
Arranged in chronological order by Ken Murray
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Blowing wind like God’s Spirit (John 3:8)
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Fields ripe for harvest (John 4:35-38)
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Our need of a Physician to reach God’s Kingdom (Matthew 9:12-13, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:31-32)
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Bridegroom and Fasting (Matthew 9:14-17, Mark 2:18-20, Luke 5:33-35)
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No good to put new patch on old clothing (Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, Luke 5:36)
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New wine into new wineskins (Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37-38)
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Like Father like Son (John 5:19-20)
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Know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:16_23, Luke 6:39-45)
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Build house on rock not sand (Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:45-49)
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John the Baptist – blowing reed? Soft clothing? (Matthew 11:16-19, Luke 7:31-35)
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Wisdom’s children (Matthew 11:18-19)
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Creditor & 2 Debtors – forgiveness great & small (Luke 7:40-47)
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Divided kingdom & house cannot stand (Matthew 12:25-29, Mark 3:23-27, Luke 11:14-26)
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Demons can influence some people who allow them (Matthew 12:43-45)
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Sower of seed, for Kingdom of God on Earth (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15)
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Be like a city set on a hill (Matt. 5:14)
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Let your light shine (Matthew 5:15-16, Mark 4:21-25, Luke 8:16-18)
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Mystery of the seed growing for the patient husbandman (Mark:26-29)
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Mustard seed like Kingdom of God to come (Matthew 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-34, Luke 13:18-19)
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Yeast leaven like God’s coming Kingdom (Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:20-21)
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Mystery of the hidden treasure (Matthew 13:44)
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Pearl of great price revealed (Matthew 13:45-46)
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Net cast into the sea, gathering people to God’s coming Kingdom on Earth (Matthew 13:47-50)
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Householder scribe with old and new treasure (Matthew 13:51-52)
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Blind leading the blind (Matthew 15:14-20, Mark 7:14-23)
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Servant forgiven much did not forgive little (Matthew 18:23-25)
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Servant of sin freed by repentance and forgiveness through Jesus (John 8:35)
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Good Shepherd doorkeeper and false shepherd hirelings (John 10:1-18)
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Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
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Friend in need at midnight – ask and it shall be given (Luke 11:5-8)
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A.S.K. –Ask, Seek, Knock on God’s door and it will open for you (Luke 11:9-10
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Our loving Father who provides our needs (Luke 11:11-13)
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Foolish rich man (Luke 12:13-22)
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Ravens provided their needs by God, just like us (Luke 12:23-24)
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Thief in the night – always be prepared (Matthew 24:42-51, Mark 13:34, Luke 12:35-40)
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Fruitless fig tree needing feeding with wholesome fertiliser (Luke 13:6-9)
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The strait (narrow difficult) gate to find (Luke 13:24)
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Closed door to unrepentant people who want to sin against God’s laws (Luke 13:25-30)
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Humility in taking the lowest seat not grabbing the best seat (Luke 14:7-14)
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Called to the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14)
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Counting the cost of how we build (Luke 14:28-33)
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Salt that is good and salt that loses value and taste (Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34-35)
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Become as little children to enter the Kingdom of God (Matthew 18:3-6)
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Offensive hands and eyes spiritually speaking (Matthew 18:7-9)
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Lost sheep – watching out for the lost 1 in 100 (Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:1-7)
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Lost coin of 8 symbolic of one sinner who repents (Luke 15:8-10)
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The prodigal rebellious son and our loving God our Father (Luke 15:11-32)
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Unjust Steward manager of his employer (Luke 16:1-18)
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Rich man and Lazarus the humble poor man (Luke 16:19-31)
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Birds of the air are fed by God (Matthew 6:25-26)
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Consider the Lilies and amazing flowers God has created (Matthew 6:28-30)
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Faith as a grain of mustard seed (Luke 17:6)
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Profitable and unprofitable servants (Luke 17:7-10)
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Make the most of your 12 waking hours of daylight (John 11:9-10)
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Importuning persistent widow before the unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8)
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Self-righteous Pharisee & repentant humble Tax Collector pray in the Temple (Luke 18:9-14)
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Vineyard workers fair day’s pay (Matthew 20:1-6)
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Ten servants given a pound to be profitable to God (Luke 19:11-27)
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Comparison of the wheat kernel that dies to produce many good kernels (John 12:23-25)
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Walk in God’s light not in the darkness of Satan, this world and human nature (John 12:35-36)
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Two sons – one faithful the other unfaithful and rebellious (Matthew 21:28-32)
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Wicked servants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 20:9-19)
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Vultures and the carcase (Matthew 24:28, Luke 17:34)
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Fig tree seasons like seasons of prophecy (Matthew 24:32-35, Mark 13:28-29, Luke21:29-31
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Ten Virgins who slept – 5 wise & 5 foolish before Jesus return to Earth (Matthew 25:1-13)
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Parable of the servants given five, two, and one talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
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Sheep and the Goats of the nations to be separated at Christ’s return (Matthew 25:31-46)
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Christ preparing positions of Office for faithful in God’s coming Kingdom (John 14:2-4)
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Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches (John 15:1-8)
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Woman in childbirth is similar to us going through trials to God’s Kingdom (John 16:20-22)