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The parables of Jesus are found in the Synoptic Gospels and some of the non-canonical gospels. They form approximately one third of his recorded teachings. Christians place great emphasis on these parables, which they generally regard as the words of Jesus. [1] [2]
In this parable, a woman sweeps her dark house looking for a lost coin (engraving by John Everett Millais ). The Parable of the Lost Coin is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in Luke 15:8–10. In it, a woman searches for a lost coin, finds it, and rejoices. It is a member of a trilogy on redemption that Jesus tells after the Pharisees ...
The Parable of the Pearl (also called the Pearl of Great Price) is one of the parables of Jesus Christ. It appears in Matthew 13 [ 1] and illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven . This is the penultimate parable in Matthew 13, coming just before the Parable of the Dragnet. It immediately follows the Parable of the Hidden Treasure ...
Parable of the Hidden Treasure by Rembrandt (c. 1630). The Parable of the Hidden Treasure is a well known parable of Jesus, which appears in Matthew 13:44, and illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven. It immediately precedes the parable of the Pearl, which has a similar theme. The parable has been depicted by artists such as ...
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The Good Samaritan by Jacob Jordaens, c. 1616. The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. [1] It is about a traveler (implicitly understood to be Jewish) who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. A Jewish priest and then a Levite come by, both avoiding the man.
The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders (also known as the House on the Rock ), is a parable of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew ( 7:24–27) as well as in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke ( 6:46–49 ). The parable illustrates the importance of building one's life on obedience to the teachings ...
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