Quotes About Parable

So I preached from Luke, chapter eighteen, verses one through eight: the parable of the importunate widow. It's one I've always liked. A widow is so persistent in her demands for justice that she overcomes the resistance of a judge who fears neither God nor man. She wears him down. Moral: The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn't always safe, but it's often necessary.

For the kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far country who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

For the kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far country who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto One he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey

I preached from Luke, chapter eighteen, verses one through eight: the parable of the importunate widow. It's one I've always liked. A widow is so persistent in her demands for justice that she overcomes the resistance of a judge who fears neither God nor man. She wears him down. Moral: The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn't always safe, but it's often necessary.

opioid crisis is, among other things, a parable about the awesome capability of private industry to subvert public institutions.

Then he turned it the third time, and the boy's ass fell off.

The parable about the Good Samaritan tells how a Samaritan rescues a man who is mugged and beaten by robbers on the Jericho—Jerusalem road, a notoriously dangerous stretch of highway. To understand how this story must have shocked the Jews, imagine someone telling a story about "The Good Nazi." The Jews and Samaritans hated one another.

“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëPut the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ëSon, go and work today in the vineyard.í

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable: