| PARABLES. |
LOCALITY. |
MATT. |
MARK. |
LUKE. |
LESSONS. |
| I. Recorded in one Gospel
|
| The tares |
Gennesaret |
13:24-30,
13:36-43
|
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..... |
Good and evil in life and judgment. |
| The hid treasure |
Gennesaret |
13:44
|
..... |
..... |
Value of Gospel. |
| The goodly pearl |
Gennesaret |
13:45,46
|
..... |
..... |
Christian seeking salvation. |
| The draw net |
Gennesaret |
13:47-50
|
..... |
..... |
Visible Church of Christ. |
| The unmerciful servant |
Capernaum |
18:23-35
|
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..... |
Danger of ingratitude. |
| The labourers in the vineyard |
Jerusalem |
20:1-16
|
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..... |
Call at various epochs. |
| The two sons |
Jerusalem |
21:28-32
|
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..... |
Insincerity and repentance. |
| The marriage of the king's son |
Mount of Olives |
22:1-14
|
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..... |
Need of righteousness. |
| The ten virgins |
Mount of Olives |
25:1-13
|
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..... |
Watchful and careless profession. |
| The ten talents |
Mount of Olives |
25:14-30
|
..... |
..... |
Use of advantages. |
| The sheep and goats |
Mount of Olives |
25:31-33
|
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..... |
Final separation of good and bad. |
| The seed growing secretly |
Gennesaret |
..... |
4:26-29
|
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Gradual growth of religion. |
| The householder |
Gennesaret |
..... |
13:32-37
|
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|
| The two debtors |
Galilee |
..... |
..... |
7:41-47
|
Gratitude for pardon. |
| The good Samaritan |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
10:30-37
|
Compassion to suffering. |
| The friend at midnight |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
11:5-8
|
Perseverance in prayer. |
| The rich fool |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
12:16-21
|
Worldly- mindedness. |
| The wedding feast |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
12:35-38
|
Vigilance towards Second Advent. |
| The wise steward |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
12:41-48
|
Conscientious- ness in trust. |
| The barren fig tree |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
13:6-9
|
Unprofitableness under grace. |
| The great supper |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
14:16-24
|
Universality of Divine call. |
| The piece of money |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
15:8-10
|
Joy over penitence. |
| The prodigal son |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
15:11-32
|
Fatherly love to penitent son. |
| The unjust steward |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
16:1-8
|
Preparation for eternity. |
| The rich man and Lazarus |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
16:19-31
|
Recompense of future life. |
| The unprofitable servants |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
17:7-10
|
God's claim to all our service. |
| The unjust judge |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
Lu+18:1-8
|
Advantage of persevering prayer. |
| The Pharisee and publican |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
Lu+18:9-14
|
Self-righteousness and humility. |
| The pounds |
Jerusalem |
..... |
..... |
19:11-27
|
Diligence rewarded; sloth punished. |
| II. Recorded in two Gospels |
| House on rock and sand |
Galilee |
7:24-29
|
..... |
6:47-49
|
Consistent and false profession. |
| The leaven |
Gennesaret |
13:33
|
..... |
13:20,21
|
Pervading influence of religion. |
| The lost sheep |
Jerusalem |
18:11-14
|
..... |
15:3-7
|
Joy over penitent. |
| III. Recorded in three Gospels |
| New cloth and old garment |
Capernaum |
9:16
|
2:21
|
5:36
|
New doctrines on old prejudices. |
| New wine in old bottles |
Capernaum |
9:17
|
2:22
|
5:37-39
|
New spirit in unregenerate heart. |
| The sower |
Gennesaret |
13:3-9,
18-23
|
4:1-9,
14-20
|
8:4-8,
11-15
|
Hearers divided into classes. |
| The mustard seed |
Gennesaret |
13:31,32
|
4:30-34
|
13:18,19
|
Spread of Gospel. |
| The wicked husbandmen |
Jerusalem |
21:33-46
|
12:1-12
|
20:9-18
|
Rejections of Christ by Jews. |
| The fig tree and all the trees |
Mount of Olives |
24:32,33
|
13:28,29
|
21:29-31
|
Indications of Second Advent. |
