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The People's New Testament (1891)

OUR LORD'S PARABLES.

PARABLES. LOCALITY. MATT. MARK. LUKE. LESSONS.
I. Recorded in one Gospel
The tares Gennesaret @xiii. .......... .......... Good and evil in life and judgment.
The hid treasure Gennesaret @xiii. .......... .......... Value of Gospel.
The goodly pearl Gennesaret @xiii. .......... .......... Christian seeking salvation.
The draw net Gennesaret @xiii. .......... .......... Visible Church of Christ.
The unmerciful servant Capernaum @xviii. .......... .......... Danger of ingratitude.
The labourers in the vineyard Jerusalem @xx. .......... .......... Call at various epochs.
The two sons Jerusalem @xxi. .......... .......... Insincerity and repentance.
The marriage of the king's son Mount of Olives @xxii. .......... .......... Need of righteousness.
The ten virgins Mount of Olives @xxv. .......... .......... Watchful and careless profession.
The ten talents Mount of Olives @xxv. .......... .......... Use of advantages.
The sheep and goats Mount of Olives @xxv. .......... .......... Final separation of good and bad.
The seed growing secretly Gennesaret .......... @iv. .......... Gradual growth of religion.
The householder Gennesaret .......... @xiii. ..........  
The two debtors Galilee .......... .......... @vii. Gratitude for pardon.
The good Samaritan Jerusalem .......... .......... @x. Compassion to suffering.
The friend at midnight Jerusalem .......... .......... @xi. Perseverance in prayer.
The rich fool Jerusalem .......... .......... @xii. Worldly-mindedness.
The wedding feast Jerusalem .......... .......... @xii. Vigilance towards Second Advent.
The wise steward Jerusalem .......... .......... @xii. Conscientiousness in trust.
The barren fig tree Jerusalem .......... .......... @xiii. Unprofitableness under grace.
The great supper Jerusalem .......... .......... @xiv. Universality of Divine call.
The piece of money Jerusalem .......... .......... @xv. Joy over penitence.
The prodigal son Jerusalem .......... .......... @xv. Fatherly love to penitent son.
The unjust steward Jerusalem .......... .......... @xvi. Preparation for eternity.
The rich man and Lazarus Jerusalem .......... .......... @xvi. Recompense of future life.
The unprofitable servants Jerusalem .......... .......... @xvii. God's claim to all our service.
The unjust judge Jerusalem .......... .......... @xviii. Advantage of persevering prayer.
The Pharisee and publican Jerusalem .......... .......... @xviii. Self-righteousness and humility.
The pounds Jerusalem .......... .......... @xix. Diligence rewarded; sloth punished.
II. Recorded in two Gospels
House on rock and sand Galilee @vii. .......... @vi. Consistent and false profession.
The leaven Gennesaret @xiii. .......... @xiii. Pervading influence of religion.
The lost sheep Jerusalem @xviii. .......... @xv. Joy over penitent.
III. Recorded in three Gospels
New cloth and old garment Capernaum @ix. @ii. @v. New doctrines on old prejudices.
New wine in old bottles Capernaum @ix. @ii. @v. New spirit in unregenerate heart.
The sower Gennesaret @xiii. @iv. @viii. Hearers divided into classes.
The mustard seed Gennesaret @xiii. @iv. @xiii. Spread of Gospel.
The wicked husbandmen Jerusalem @xxi. @xii. @xx. Rejections of Christ by Jews.
The fig tree and all the trees Mount of Olives @xxiv. @xiii. @xxi. Indications of Second Advent.

      N.B.--These miracles and parables are grouped according to their record by the Evangelists; for their chronological position reference must be made to the "Harmony."

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