Parables of Jesus bible study

This bible study covers the main parables of Jesus. Parables were such a big tool for Jesus to show a lot of us how to live. I believe they were perhaps Jesus’ biggest teaching tool. Jesus in Matthew 13 explains the reasons why He made such use of parables in His teachings in the following verses:

(Matthew 13:10)  Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

 

(Matthew 13:11)  And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

 

(Matthew 13:12)  For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

 

(Matthew 13:13)  This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

 

(Matthew 13:14)  Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: "'You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.

 

(Matthew 13:15)  For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'

 

(Matthew 13:16)  But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

 

(Matthew 13:17)  For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

 

 The parables in Luke chapter 15 are used by Jesus to tell us largely why He was sent by His father: to seek and save the lost:

(Luke 15:1)  Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

 

(Luke 15:2)  And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

 

(Luke 15:3)  So he told them this parable:

 

(Luke 15:4)  "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

 

(Luke 15:5)  And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

 

(Luke 15:6)  And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'

 

(Luke 15:7)  Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

 

(Luke 15:8)  "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?

 

(Luke 15:9)  And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'

 

(Luke 15:10)  Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

 

(Luke 15:11)  And he said, "There was a man who had two sons.

 

(Luke 15:12)  And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them.

 

(Luke 15:13)  Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.

 

(Luke 15:14)  And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.

 

(Luke 15:15)  So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

 

(Luke 15:16)  And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

 

(Luke 15:17)  "But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!

 

(Luke 15:18)  I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

 

(Luke 15:19)  I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants."'

 

(Luke 15:20)  And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

 

(Luke 15:21)  And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

 

(Luke 15:22)  But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

 

(Luke 15:23)  And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate.

 

(Luke 15:24)  For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate.

 

(Luke 15:25)  "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

 

(Luke 15:26)  And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

 

(Luke 15:27)  And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.'

 

(Luke 15:28)  But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

 

(Luke 15:29)  but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

 

(Luke 15:30)  But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!'

 

(Luke 15:31)  And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

 

(Luke 15:32)  It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"

 

In Matthew 13 Jesus tells several very important parables and gives explanations for two of them. The first of them is the parable of the sower:

(Matthew 13:3)  And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow.

 

(Matthew 13:4)  And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

 

(Matthew 13:5)  Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,

 

(Matthew 13:6)  but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away.

 

(Matthew 13:7)  Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

 

(Matthew 13:8)  Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

 

(Matthew 13:9)  He who has ears, let him hear."

 

Here is Jesus explanation of the parable of the sower

(Matthew 13:18)  "Hear then the parable of the sower:

 

(Matthew 13:19)  When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

 

(Matthew 13:20)  As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

 

(Matthew 13:21)  yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.

 

(Matthew 13:22)  As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

 

(Matthew 13:23)  As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."

 

The above is such an important parable seeing as how it concerns God’s word and witnessing to the lost, as well as people getting a hold of the word and understanding it. Some will get it and flourish while others will not.

 

Here is the important parable of the wheat and the weeds

(Matthew 13:24)  He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,

 

(Matthew 13:25)  but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

 

(Matthew 13:26)  So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.

 

(Matthew 13:27)  And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?'

 

(Matthew 13:28)  He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' So the servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?'

 

(Matthew 13:29)  But he said, 'No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them.

 

(Matthew 13:30)  Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

 

Here is Jesus’ explanation of the parable of the wheat and weeds

(Matthew 13:36)  Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

 

(Matthew 13:37)  He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

 

(Matthew 13:38)  The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

 

(Matthew 13:39)  and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.

 

(Matthew 13:40)  Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age.

 

(Matthew 13:41)  The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,

 

(Matthew 13:42)  and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 

(Matthew 13:43)  Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

 

This parable has also end times connotations being that the wheat are the good people and the weeds are evil people will be thrown into the furnace- a mention of the lake of fire, and the righteous will shine in Heaven

Jesus then gives several other good mini parables which all teach the high value of the kingdom of God.

(Matthew 13:31)  He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

 

(Matthew 13:32)  It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

 

(Matthew 13:33)  He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."

 

(Matthew 13:44)  "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

 

(Matthew 13:45)  "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

 

(Matthew 13:46)  who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

 

(Matthew 13:47)  "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.

 

(Matthew 13:48)  When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.

 

(Matthew 13:49)  So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous

 

(Matthew 13:50)  and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 

(Matthew 13:51)  "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes."

 

(Matthew 13:52)  And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

 

The parables explain in different ways some of the real value and attributes of the kingdom of God. It is to be sought after like a Jewel of price beyond value, worth sacrificing all to get it. The parable of the fish reinforces the teaching of the parable of the wheat and tares for it has the same meaning.

The following two parables communicate the idea we are absolutely not to fritter away the things that God has blessed us with but use them for His glory

The first of these is the parable of the minas:

(Luke 19:12)  He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

 

(Luke 19:13)  Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business until I come.'

 

(Luke 19:14)  But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'

 

(Luke 19:15)  When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business.

 

(Luke 19:16)  The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.'

 

(Luke 19:17)  And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

 

(Luke 19:18)  And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.'

 

(Luke 19:19)  And he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

 

(Luke 19:20)  Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief;

 

(Luke 19:21)  for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'

 

(Luke 19:22)  He said to him, 'I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

 

(Luke 19:23)  Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?'

 

(Luke 19:24)  And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.'

 

(Luke 19:25)  And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

 

(Luke 19:26)  'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

 

(Luke 19:27)  But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"

 

The consequences for wasting things are to lose what it is, while those who are diligent are very well rewarded for their diligence. Here is another parable with a very similar meaning

(Matthew 25:14)  "For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.

 

(Matthew 25:15)  To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

 

(Matthew 25:16)  He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.

 

(Matthew 25:17)  So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.

 

(Matthew 25:18)  But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money.

 

(Matthew 25:19)  Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

 

(Matthew 25:20)  And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.'

 

(Matthew 25:21)  His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'

 

(Matthew 25:22)  And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.'

 

(Matthew 25:23)  His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'

 

(Matthew 25:24)  He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,

 

(Matthew 25:25)  so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.'

 

(Matthew 25:26)  But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?

 

(Matthew 25:27)  Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.

 

(Matthew 25:28)  So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.

 

(Matthew 25:29)  For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

 

(Matthew 25:30)  And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

 

Now here are some more end times parables. Here is a parable that alludes to the wedding supper of the lamb because it involves a great wedding feast:

(Matthew 22:1)  And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,

 

(Matthew 22:2)  "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,

 

(Matthew 22:3)  and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

 

(Matthew 22:4)  Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'

 

(Matthew 22:5)  But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

 

(Matthew 22:6)  while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

 

(Matthew 22:7)  The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

 

(Matthew 22:8)  Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.

 

(Matthew 22:9)  Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'

 

(Matthew 22:10)  And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.

 

(Matthew 22:11)  "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment.

 

(Matthew 22:12)  And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.

 

(Matthew 22:13)  Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

 

(Matthew 22:14)  For many are called, but few are chosen."

 

Here is another version of this parable of the wedding feast in Luke:

(Luke 14:15)  When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

 

(Luke 14:16)  But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.

 

(Luke 14:17)  And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

 

(Luke 14:18)  But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.'

 

(Luke 14:19)  And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.'

 

(Luke 14:20)  And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

 

(Luke 14:21)  So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.'

 

(Luke 14:22)  And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'

 

(Luke 14:23)  And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.

 

(Luke 14:24)  For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"

 

Same idea, those who were initially invited proved themselves unworthy, refusing his invite for various, often rather worldly and seemingly unimportant reasons. We must avoid making the same mistake ourselves and to accept such an invite by our faith in the Lord Jesus

Here is another good one which is the parable of the five wise and foolish virgins

(Matthew 25:1)  "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

 

(Matthew 25:2)  Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

 

(Matthew 25:3)  For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

 

(Matthew 25:4)  but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.

 

(Matthew 25:5)  As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.

 

(Matthew 25:6)  But at midnight there was a cry, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'

 

(Matthew 25:7)  Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.

 

(Matthew 25:8)  And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

 

(Matthew 25:9)  But the wise answered, saying, 'Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.'

 

(Matthew 25:10)  And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

 

(Matthew 25:11)  Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.'

 

(Matthew 25:12)  But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'

 

(Matthew 25:13)  Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

 

Here is another strongly worded last days parable to keep us aware and watchful

(Luke 12:35)  "Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,

 

(Luke 12:36)  and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

 

(Luke 12:37)  Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.

 

(Luke 12:38)  If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!

 

(Luke 12:39)  But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

 

(Luke 12:40)  You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

 

(Luke 12:41)  Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"

 

(Luke 12:42)  And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

 

(Luke 12:43)  Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

 

(Luke 12:44)  Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

 

(Luke 12:45)  But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

 

(Luke 12:46)  the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.

 

(Luke 12:47)  And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.

 

(Luke 12:48)  But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

 

These verses in Matthew also point out the above parable, but I also provide the verses before which further fill it out, and also speak of the end, including the rapture of the believers:

(Matthew 24:30)  Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

 

(Matthew 24:31)  And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

 

(Matthew 24:32)  "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

 

(Matthew 24:33)  So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.

 

(Matthew 24:34)  Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

 

(Matthew 24:35)  Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

 

(Matthew 24:36)  "But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

 

(Matthew 24:37)  For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

 

(Matthew 24:38)  For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,

 

(Matthew 24:39)  and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

 

(Matthew 24:40)  Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.

 

(Matthew 24:41)  Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.

 

(Matthew 24:42)  Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

 

(Matthew 24:43)  But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

 

(Matthew 24:44)  Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

 

(Matthew 24:45)  "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?

 

(Matthew 24:46)  Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

 

(Matthew 24:47)  Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

 

(Matthew 24:48)  But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,'

 

(Matthew 24:49)  and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards,

 

(Matthew 24:50)  the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know

 

(Matthew 24:51)  and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 

 

Here Jesus uses a parable to answer a question of who is my neighbor that I need to love: the parable of the good Samaritan

(Luke 10:25)  And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

 

(Luke 10:26)  He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

 

(Luke 10:27)  And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

 

(Luke 10:28)  And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."

 

(Luke 10:29)  But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

 

(Luke 10:30)  Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.

 

(Luke 10:31)  Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.

 

(Luke 10:32)  So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

 

(Luke 10:33)  But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

 

(Luke 10:34)  He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

 

(Luke 10:35)  And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'

 

(Luke 10:36)  Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"

 

(Luke 10:37)  He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."

 

The final parable for this bible study of parables is a warning that Jesus will indeed hold us accountable for all that we do to help the least of the brethren, such as the poor, and also if we fail to do so. It is all in the sheep and goats parable of Matthew 25

(Matthew 25:31)  "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

 

(Matthew 25:32)  Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

 

(Matthew 25:33)  And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

 

(Matthew 25:34)  Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

 

(Matthew 25:35)  For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

 

(Matthew 25:36)  I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'

 

(Matthew 25:37)  Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

 

(Matthew 25:38)  And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?

 

(Matthew 25:39)  And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?'

 

(Matthew 25:40)  And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

 

(Matthew 25:41)  "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

 

(Matthew 25:42)  For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,

 

(Matthew 25:43)  I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

 

(Matthew 25:44)  Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

 

(Matthew 25:45)  Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.'

 

(Matthew 25:46)  And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

 

You want to be one of the sheep who is commended for his actions and not one of the goats who is punished for eternity for his selfish and unloving inaction. This parable shows the fact that faith without works is dead(as it also says in the book of James).

Jesus loves you, and He put the parables there so you can learn all about Him and what to do and to not do in life, and His purpose on the earth, which namely is to save the lost. He wants you to be prepared for the end times and the rapture too. He most of all is longing and wanting a relationship with everyone. If you do not know Him or are feeling the need to recommit yourself to Him, please pray the following prayer with me:

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess the Lord our God and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

 

Thanks for reading these parables of Jesus. May God bless you and yours.