4.4

Parables in the Gospels (Box 5.3)

Parable

Matthew

Mark

Luke

New patch on an old cloak

9:16

2:21

5:36

New wine in old wineskins

9:17

2:22

5:37–38

The sower

13:3–8

4:3–8

8:5–8

Lamp under a bowl

5:14–16

4:21–22

8:16; 11:33

Seed growing secretly

 

4:26–29

 

Mustard seed

13:31–32

4:30–32

13:18–19

Wicked tenants

21:33–44

12:1–11

20:9–18

Fig tree

24:32–33

13:28–29

21:29–31

Watchful slaves

 

13:33–37

12:35–38

Wise and foolish builders

7:24–27

 

6:47–49

Yeast leavens flour

13:33

 

13:20–21

Lost sheep

18:12–14

 

15:4–7

Thief in the night

24:42–44

 

12:39–40

Faithful and wise slave

24:45–51

 

12:42–48

The talents (or the pounds)

25:14–30

 

19:12–27

Weeds among the wheat

13:24–30

 

 

Treasure hidden in a field

13:44

 

 

Pearl of great value

13:45–46

 

 

Net full of good and bad fish

13:47–50

 

 

Treasure new and old

13:52

 

 

Unmerciful servant

18:23–34

 

 

Workers in the vineyard

20:1–16

 

 

Two sons

21:28–32

 

 

Wedding banquet

22:2–14

 

 

Ten bridesmaids

25:1–13

 

 

The two debtors

 

 

7:41–43

The good Samaritan

 

 

10:30–37

Friend at midnight

 

 

11:5–8

Rich fool

 

 

12:16–21

Severe and light beatings

 

 

12:47–48

Barren tree

 

 

13:6–9

Lowest seat at a banquet

 

 

14:7–14

Excuses for not attending a banquet

 

 

14:16–24

Building a tower

 

 

14:28–30

Waging war

 

 

14:31–32

Lost coin

 

 

15:8–10

Prodigal son

 

 

15:11–32

Shrewd manager

 

 

16:1–9

Rich man and Lazarus

 

 

16:19–31

Slave serves the master

 

 

17:7–10

Widow and judge

 

 

18:2–5

Pharisee and tax collector

 

 

18:10–14