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  1   WisdB,  Pro    1:    6    |          may comprehend proverb and parable, the words of the wise and
  2   WisdB,  Son  Int          |             higher meaning. It is a parable in which the true meaning
  3   WisdB,  Sir   11:   19(5) |                          19] Cf the parable of the rich man, Luke 12:
  4  ProphB,  Eze   24:    3    |                   3 ~2 Propose this parable to the rebellious house:
  5  ProphB,  Jon  Int          |             this viewpoint. It is a parable of mercy, showing that God'
  6    Gosp,  Mat  Int          |    discourse (Matthew 10:5-42), the parable discourse (Matthew 13:3-
  7    Gosp,  Mat  Int          |           rejection leads up to the parable discourse (Matthew 13:3-
  8    Gosp,  Mat  Int          |              the explanation of the parable of the weeds among the wheat (
  9    Gosp,  Mat  Int          |           13:37-43), as well as the parable of the net thrown into the
 10    Gosp,  Mat    5:   22(17)|             Matthew 5:23-24 and the parable of Matthew 5:25-26 (Luke
 11    Gosp,  Mat    5:   22(17)|        severity of the judge in the parable is a warning of the fate
 12    Gosp,  Mat    6:   22(14)|             23] In this context the parable probably points to the need
 13    Gosp,  Mat   11:   16(11)|           31-35. The meaning of the parable (Matthew 11:16-17) and its
 14    Gosp,  Mat   11:   16(11)|            that the children of the parable are two groups, one of which
 15    Gosp,  Mat   12:   29(20)|                         29] A short parable illustrates what Jesus is
 16    Gosp,  Mat   13:    1(1) |        Matthew 16-17), explains the parable of the sower (Matthew 18-
 17    Gosp,  Mat   13:    3(2) |           measure. The point of the parable is that, in spite of some
 18    Gosp,  Mat   13:    3(3) |              In parables: the word "parable" (Greek parabole) is used
 19    Gosp,  Mat   13:    3(3) |     enormous amount of dough in the parable of the yeast); this is meant
 20    Gosp,  Mat   13:    3(3) |           sharp distinction between parable and allegory insist that
 21    Gosp,  Mat   13:    3(3) |          and allegory insist that a parable has only one point of comparison,
 22    Gosp,  Mat   13:    3(3) |         allegorical elements from a parable is an excessively rigid
 23    Gosp,  Mat   13:   11(4) |                         11] Since a parable is figurative speech that
 24    Gosp,  Mat   13:   18    |                18 ~8 "Hear then the parable of the sower. ~
 25    Gosp,  Mat   13:   18(8) |             this explanation of the parable the emphasis is on the various
 26    Gosp,  Mat   13:   24    |             24 ~He proposed another parable to them. 9 "The kingdom
 27    Gosp,  Mat   13:   24(9) |                         24-30] This parable is peculiar to Matthew.
 28    Gosp,  Mat   13:   31    |                 He proposed another parable to them. "The kingdom of
 29    Gosp,  Mat   13:   33    |            He spoke to them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven
 30    Gosp,  Mat   13:   33(14)|                33] Except in this Q parable and in Matthew 16:12, yeast (
 31    Gosp,  Mat   13:   33(14)| exaggeration of this element of the parable points to the greatness
 32    Gosp,  Mat   13:   36    |            said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." ~
 33    Gosp,  Mat   13:   37(18)|           In the explanation of the parable of the weeds emphasis lies
 34    Gosp,  Mat   13:   37(18)|             the wicked, whereas the parable itself concentrates on patience
 35    Gosp,  Mat   13:   44(23)|          made explicit in the first parable, but it may be presumed
 36    Gosp,  Mat   13:   44(23)|         second also. The concluding parable of the fishnet resembles
 37    Gosp,  Mat   13:   44(23)|    resembles the explanation of the parable of the weeds with its stress
 38    Gosp,  Mat   15:    1(1) |            dispute has started. The parable (Matthew 15:11) is an attack
 39    Gosp,  Mat   15:    1(1) |             13-14), he explains the parable (Matthew 15:15) to them,
 40    Gosp,  Mat   15:   15    |           in reply, "Explain (this) parable to us." ~
 41    Gosp,  Mat   18:   10(8) |            peculiar to Matthew. The parable itself comes from Q; see
 42    Gosp,  Mat   18:   10(8) |   explicitly the application of the parable to the care of the little
 43    Gosp,  Mat   18:   21(18)|           illustrates this with the parable of the unmerciful servant (
 44    Gosp,  Mat   18:   21(18)|        correspond to Luke 17:4; the parable and the final warning are
 45    Gosp,  Mat   18:   21(18)|       peculiar to Matthew. That the Parable did not originally belong
 46    Gosp,  Mat   19:   30(20)|   associating it with the following parable (Matthew 20:1-15) and substantially
 47    Gosp,  Mat   19:   30(20)|           order) at the end of that parable (Matthew 20:16), it may
 48    Gosp,  Mat   20:    1(1) |                          1-16] This parable is peculiar to Matthew.
 49    Gosp,  Mat   20:    8(3) |          first: this element of the parable has no other purpose than
 50    Gosp,  Mat   21:   18(16)|       development in tradition of a parable of Jesus about the destiny
 51    Gosp,  Mat   21:   28(23)|          although Mark has only one parable between the first and second
 52    Gosp,  Mat   21:   28(23)|           As regards Mattew's first parable, Matthew 21:28-30 if taken
 53    Gosp,  Mat   21:   28(23)|              that may have been the parable's original reference. However,
 54    Gosp,  Mat   21:   28(23)|            textual tradition of the parable. Of the three different
 55    Gosp,  Mat   21:   33    |                33 ~26 "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who
 56    Gosp,  Mat   21:   33(26)|            Cf Mark 12:1-12. In this parable there is a close correspondence
 57    Gosp,  Mat   21:   33(26)|          have been added to a basic parable spoken by Jesus. This view
 58    Gosp,  Mat   21:   33(26)|          more primitive form of the parable is found.~
 59    Gosp,  Mat   21:   42(32)|            some think, the original parable ended at Matthew 21:39 it
 60    Gosp,  Mat   22:    1(1) |                          1-14] This parable is from Q; see Luke 14:15-
 61    Gosp,  Mat   22:    1(1) |     similarities with the preceding parable of the tenants: the sending
 62    Gosp,  Mat   22:    1(1) |     unworthy (Matthew 22:8-10). The parable ends with a section that
 63    Gosp,  Mat   22:    1(1) |             some take as a distinct parable. Matthew presents the kingdom
 64    Gosp,  Mat   22:    1(1) |              Matthew 22:11-14). The parable is not only a statement
 65    Gosp,  Mat   24:   45(26)|             25:46) begins with this parable of the faithful or unfaithful
 66    Gosp,  Mat   25:    2(3) |        signified by the oil of this parable.~
 67    Gosp,  Mat   25:   13(5) |            addition to the original parable of Matthew's traditional
 68    Gosp,  Mat   25:   31(14)|            Although often called a "parable," it is not really such,
 69    Gosp,  Mar    3:   22(10)|      answers the second charge by a parable (Mark 3:24-27) and responds
 70    Gosp,  Mar    4:    1(1) |              The key feature of the parable at hand is the sowing of
 71    Gosp,  Mar    4:    1(1) |             4-7). The climax of the parable is the harvest of thirty,
 72    Gosp,  Mar    4:   11(4) |          hidden; for the latter the parable is interpreted and the mystery
 73    Gosp,  Mar    4:   13    |             you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand
 74    Gosp,  Mar    4:   26(6) |           29] Only Mark records the parable of the seed's growth. Sower
 75    Gosp,  Mar    4:   30    |             kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? ~
 76    Gosp,  Mar    7:    1(1) |           interpretation of it. The parable of Mark 7:14-15 in effect
 77    Gosp,  Mar    7:   17    |            questioned him about the parable. ~
 78    Gosp,  Mar    7:   17(6) |            from the crowd . . . the parable: in this context of privacy
 79    Gosp,  Mar    7:   17(6) |         context of privacy the term parable refers to something hidden,
 80    Gosp,  Mar   11:   12(2) |           Cursing the fig tree is a parable in action representing Jesus'
 81    Gosp,  Mar   11:   27(5) |             33 and confirmed in the parable of the vineyard tenants (
 82    Gosp,  Mar   12:   12    |           that he had addressed the parable to them. So they left him
 83    Gosp,  Luk    5:   36    |             And he also told them a parable. "No one tears a piece from
 84    Gosp,  Luk    6:   20(10)|            20-22) and ends with the parable of the two houses (Luke
 85    Gosp,  Luk    6:   20(10)|          goodness (Luke 6:43-45); a parable illustrating the result
 86    Gosp,  Luk    6:   39    |              39 ~And he told them a parable, "Can a blind person guide
 87    Gosp,  Luk    7:   47(13)|             meaning demanded by the parable in Luke 7:41-43.~
 88    Gosp,  Luk    8:    4(2) |          act on it. It includes the parable of the sower and its explanation (
 89    Gosp,  Luk    8:    4    |    journeying to him, he spoke in a parable. ~
 90    Gosp,  Luk    8:    9    |            what the meaning of this parable might be. ~
 91    Gosp,  Luk    8:   11    |          This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of
 92    Gosp,  Luk    8:   11(4) |           the interpretation of the parable of the sower, see the note
 93    Gosp,  Luk   12:   13(6) |             by the rich fool of the parable (Luke 12:16-21), with those
 94    Gosp,  Luk   12:   16    |             16 ~Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose
 95    Gosp,  Luk   12:   41    |          Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" ~
 96    Gosp,  Luk   13:    6    |               And he told them this parable: "There once was a person
 97    Gosp,  Luk   13:    6(4) |      repentance in Luke 13:1-5, the parable of the barren fig tree presents
 98    Gosp,  Luk   13:    6(4) |      repentance (see Luke 3:8). The parable may also be alluding to
 99    Gosp,  Luk   14:    7    |                      7 ~4 He told a parable to those who had been invited,
100    Gosp,  Luk   14:   15(5) |                          15-24] The parable of the great dinner is a
101    Gosp,  Luk   14:   15(5) |              Luke 14:23). A similar parable is found in Matthew 22:1-
102    Gosp,  Luk   15:    1(1) |                        1-32] To the parable of the lost sheep (Luke
103    Gosp,  Luk   15:    3    |           to them he addressed this parable. ~
104    Gosp,  Luk   16:    1(1) |                           1-8a] The parable of the dishonest steward
105    Gosp,  Luk   16:    1(1) |           position (Luke 16:3). The parable, then, teaches the prudent
106    Gosp,  Luk   16:    8(4) |       concluding application of the parable of the dishonest steward.~
107    Gosp,  Luk   16:    8(5) |           world, represented in the parable by the dishonest steward.~
108    Gosp,  Luk   16:   19(12)|                          19-31] The parable of the rich man and Lazarus
109    Gosp,  Luk   18:    1    |            1 ~1 Then he told them a parable about the necessity for
110    Gosp,  Luk   18:    1(1) |            graciousness. The second parable recalls the story of the
111    Gosp,  Luk   18:    9    |              He then addressed this parable to those who were convinced
112    Gosp,  Luk   18:   15(3) |        particular tradition and the parable of the gold coins (minas) (
113    Gosp,  Luk   19:   11    |              he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem
114    Gosp,  Luk   19:   11(4) |                      11-27] In this parable Luke has combined two originally
115    Gosp,  Luk   19:   11(4) |            distinct parables: (1) a parable about the conduct of faithful
116    Gosp,  Luk   19:   11(4) |            19:13, 15b-26) and (2) a parable about a rejected king (Luke
117    Gosp,  Luk   20:    9    |             to tell the people this parable. "(A) man planted a vineyard,
118    Gosp,  Luk   20:    9(2) |                          9-19] This parable about an absentee landlord
119    Gosp,  Luk   20:    9(2) |     synoptic gospel writers use the parable to describe how the rejection
120    Gosp,  Luk   20:   19    |          that he had addressed this parable to them. ~
121    Gosp,  Joh    5:   19(8) |                 19] This proverb or parable is taken from apprenticeship
122    Gosp,  Joh   10:    6(4) |       illustrative speech than the "parable" of the synoptics, but the
123    Gosp,  Joh   11:    1(1) |       between this story and Luke's parable of the rich man and poor
124    Gosp,  Joh   15:    1(2) |            this passage resembles a parable. Israel is spoken of as