Parables &
Allegories

Jesus contrasts the obedience of one son who initially refused but eventually did his father's will, and the disobedience of the other son who promised to do his father's will but did not.

This parable emphasizes the importance of forgiveness by illustrating a servant who was forgiven a large debt but refused to forgive a smaller debt owed to him.

This parable highlights the importance of being wise with one's resources and using them to build relationships with others that reflect God's love and grace.

This parable emphasizes the importance of being spiritually prepared and properly clothed for the heavenly wedding feast through a story of a king who invited guests to his son's wedding but removed a guest not wearing the proper attire, demonstrating the importance of making and keeping sacred covenants.

Christ teaches that righteous and unrighteous people will coexist in the world until the end of the age and will be sorted at the final judgment.

This parable highlights the rejection and eventual exaltation of Jesus as the chief cornerstone and warns of the judgment that will come upon those who reject him.

This parable highlights the Lord's appreciation and value of sacrificial offerings by highlighting a poor widow who gave all she had to the temple treasury.

Jesus teaches that true wisdom is justified by its works, and demonstrates the examples of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. By their fruits, ye shall know them.

The parable of the wise and foolish builders teaches the importance of building one's life on a solid foundation of obedience to God's word, as illustrated through a wise man who built his house on a foundation of rock and a foolish man who built his house on a foundation of sand.

Jesus' counsel to his apostles emphasizes the importance of being wise, innocent, gentle, and discerning in the face of persecution, hostility, and opposition.

Jesus' parable warns his followers of false prophets who disguise themselves as harmless but who inwardly are ravenous wolves seeking to deceive and destroy.

Jesus invites all who are weary and burdened to come to him and take his yoke, which is easy and light, and learn from him.