Which are your favorite parables (from the Gospel)?

Question

(mine is the Good Samaritan)

Answer 1

the wheat and the tares, and the three servants
Matthew 13
3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Matthew 25 15-30
15And 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.

16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Answer 2

I like the Good Samaritan as well.

I once saw an ABC special with Peter Jennings (how I miss him!) that looked at the bible.

Some scholars think the story had a deeper meaning than just loving your neighbor. They pointed out that touching a Samaritan would have made a practicing Jew "unclean" and they would have had to take the time for ritualized cleansing before they could set foot in the temple, so that may be part of the reason they would not stop to help.

The scholars theorized that Jesus may have been trying to also show that some religious rituals may actually *hinder* you from doing good, and that caring for each other is more important that following the letter of the law.

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Answer 3

Luke 15:11-32
The Parable of the lost son. Some call the the prodigal son. Why this means os much is cause I am a prodigal daughter, and I know what it feels like to be in the hogs pen, and out of fellowship with God and Jesus.

Answer 4

Good Samaritan

Answer 5

The very first parable because Jesus said that if we understand this one, then we will be able to understand all of them. There is a lot to learn about the seed and the ground. I want my life to be the good ground so that the Word of God can grow and produce good fruit.

Answer 6

The Prodigal Son- Luke 15:11-32 I have been there myself!

Answer 7

Mine is the prodigal son. That's my life, but I'm the prodigal daughter, and God welcomed me back with open arms after 30 years of being away, and the Angels had a party in Heaven.

Answer 8

There are a lot of good ones. Here are three of my favorites.

Luke 12:16 And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' 18 And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

Luke 18:1-14 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'" 6 And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.' 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Answer 9

The Parable of the Sower.

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Answer 10

The prodigal son is one of my favorites. It shows us that God is a loving and just Father, and that making a mistake isn't the end, we can always change our ways and go home where we belong.

Answer 11

The prodigal son, shows the great GOd has for us & how God is a personal God & a loving father character.