Matthew 13:24-30
Jesus told them another parable: âThe kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. âThe ownerâs servants came to him […]
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the […]
Matthew 12:24-30
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, âIt is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.â Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, âEvery kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, […]
Mark 4:21-25
He said to them, âDo you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, donât you put it on its stand? For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. If anyone has ears to hear, […]
Luke 18:9-14
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: âTwo men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: âGod, I thank you that I am not like other peopleârobbers, […]
Luke 18:1-8
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: âIn a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, âGrant […]
Luke 16:19-31
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich manâs table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the […]
Luke 15:8-10
Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesnât she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, âRejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.â In the same way, I tell […]
Luke 15:11-24
Jesus continued: âThere was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, âFather, give me my share of the estate.â So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth […]
