Parables of Jesus

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Parable of the Good Samaritan: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable in Luke 10:25-37 actually teaches: the story, the lawyer's question, five lessons, key verses, and how it points to Christ.

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Parable of the Lost Coin: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable in Luke 15:8-10 teaches: the woman who searches, the silver coin, five lessons, and the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.

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Parable of the Lost Sheep: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable in Luke 15:1-7 teaches: the story, five lessons, key verses, the Matthew 18 version, and the shepherd who points to Christ.

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Parable of the Mustard Seed: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable of the mustard seed in Matthew 13:31-32 teaches: the story, five lessons, key verses, and how the smallest seed points to Christ.

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The Rich Man and Lazarus: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 teaches: the great reversal, Abraham's side and Hades, and why Scripture is enough.

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Parable of the Sheep and the Goats: Meaning and Application

What Jesus teaches in Matthew 25:31-46: the Son of Man separating the nations, who the least of these are, and how faith and works fit together.

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Parable of the Sower: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-23 actually teaches: the four soils, five lessons, key verses, and how it points to Christ.

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Parable of the Talents: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable in Matthew 25:14-30 actually teaches: the story, five lessons, key verses, and how the parable of the talents points to Christ.

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Parable of the Unmerciful Servant: Meaning and Lesson

What Jesus's parable in Matthew 18:21-35 teaches: the ten thousand bags of gold, the hundred silver coins, and why forgiven people forgive.

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Parable of the Prodigal Son: Meaning and Application

What Jesus's parable in Luke 15:11–32 actually teaches: the story, five lessons, key verses, and how the prodigal son points us to Christ.