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"Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,"1 The parable that…
Parables of Christ"Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them."1 Three parables answer that complaint in immediate succession: a shepherd who…
Parables of ChristJesus addressed this parable to His disciples, immediately after the three parables of the lost in Luke 15 and shortly before the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, with the Pharisees, who loved money, listening nearby. It is among…
Parables of ChristJesus told this parable immediately after rebuking the Pharisees for their love of money, addressing men who had scoffed at what He had just taught about the right use of possessions. It is the only parable in the Gospels in…
Parables of ChristJesus told this parable near Jericho, in the last stage of His journey toward Jerusalem, because those who heard Him supposed that the kingdom of God was about to appear at once. Luke states the occasion plainly: "And as they…
Parables of ChristThis parable continues directly from the fig tree in the Olivet Discourse, and it applies the lesson of watchfulness to a specific office. Having told His disciples that nobody would know the day or the hour, Christ turns from the…
Parables of ChristThis brief parable belongs to the Olivet Discourse, delivered on the Mount of Olives during the last week of Christ's earthly ministry. Leaving the temple with His disciples, Christ had just pointed toward its buildings and met their admiration with…
Parables of ChristJesus told this parable during the last week of His earthly ministry, in the temple courts at Jerusalem, the second of three parables addressed to the chief priests and elders who had just challenged His authority. It follows immediately upon…
Parables of Christ