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One-sixth of the Gospels' content, including one out of every three parables, touches on stewardship .

And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

And He said to them, Do you not know this parable? And how will you know all the parables?

I can't help thinking that people might have felt the same way way back when. Maybe this just isn't one of Jesus' best parables.

In the rhetoric used in parables, pun, match, dual, parallelism, repeated, quotes, and parody, exaggeration, contrast and means of contrast.

Simon asked if I had wondered why he used the word "parables" ?

Simon suggested it might be a reference to Mark IV, in which Jesus says he speaks in parables so that men may not understand.

The story of the Prodigal Son, also known as the Parable of the Lost Son, follows the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin.

He tries to pass on old wisdom through legends, instructional stories, and "parables of my own life. "

For this reason I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Supreme Enlightenment cannot be expressed in parables [similes, analogies].

And when He was alone, those around Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parables.

There are a few parables, a few controversies, but Mark tells you that Jesus is a great teacher without presenting Jesus teaching a lot.

And He called them to Himself and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but I will report to you plainly concerning the Father.

Like most of his poems, Frost is so very good at using deceptively simple words and images to convey his parables.

Chapter 13 in Matthew is all parables.

The ordinary man, as the Saturday Evening Post has discovered, thinks in concrete images, anecdotes, pictures, and parables.

He told them, 'The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables.

A note on this parable: In our study of some of the earlier parables (Mt 13), we said that each parable usually has one major point.

As we noted earlier this month, Jesus strings together three parables in Luke 15--about a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son.

In the early parables of Buddhist sutra, doves are described as having much sexual lust and are trapped by desire.

The perfect unity is depicted beautifully in two wonderful parables.

As with all parables and analogies, some details cannot be applied. It is the central message which is important.

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Tantric lore languages speak in parables rather than straight forward communication.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold .

In one of his parables, he heaps praise on a "righteous" tax collector (Luke 18: 9-14).

Getting Started: When Jesus had finished these parables . . . begins a new section of Matthew's gospel.

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow.

Cognitive linguistic theories and pragmatic principles enable us to gain deeper insight into parables in the Synoptic Gospels.

And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking concerning them.

by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.

It can only be approximated through language and hinted at through parables and smiles.

Why is the parable of sower the foundation of understanding all other parables?

Parables were teachings of wisdom on how to live an effective life dominated by happiness and lived for the glory of God.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

there are many stories that are kind of like parables , reminding us about life and all the funny things in life.

As Jesus told the parables of Luke 15, tax collectors and others were gathered closely around him.

Remember I told you that chapter 13 in Matthew is where Matthew puts a ton of parables.

Why did Jesus use parables in teaching the crowd?

And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying.

Paths of Parables is the second work commissioned from Yanov-Yanovsky for the Silk Road Project.

Jesus' parables in Luke 15 tell us about the deeply loving, caring heart of God.

I have always believed that stories, fables, and parables are great ways to teach.

Allegories took many forms over the years, such as fables and parables.

Let's listen to these parables.

He spoke to them in parables, at some length.

In the parables we have read today, an all-out search is made.

And the disciples came and said to Him, Why do You speak in parables to them?

Some parables have an EXTENSION, which means there is a second spiritual truth that is taught by it.

This is why the parables become windows to some people and walls to others.

The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables? "

And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

his most famous parables ( or stories with a deep or metaphorical meaning ) include the good samaritan and the prodigal son

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

Look at the immediate context of the passage to discover if any special type of literature is being used (poetry, parables, etc. )

The Drama of Cosmic Enlightenment : parables, myths, and symbols of the White Lotus Sutra

We have been talking about the parables of Jesus

Parables for Everyday Living Part VI

Jn. 16: 25 These things I have spoken to you in parables;

A Hookers Guide to Getting a Job: Parables from the Real World of Career Counseling and Executive Recruiting