| Parable | Location | Matt. | Mark | Luke | Lessons |
| Recorded in One Gospel | |||||
| The tares | Gennesaret | Mat 13:24-43 | Good and evil in life and judgment. | ||
| The hid treasure | Gennesaret | Mat 13:44 | Value of Gospel. | ||
| The goodly pearl | Gennesaret | Mat 13:45-46 | Christian seeking salvation. | ||
| The draw net | Gennesaret | Mat 13:47-50 | Visible Church of Christ. | ||
| The unmerciful servant | Capernaum | Mat 18:23-35 | Danger of ingratitude. | ||
| The labourers in the vineyard | Jerusalem | Mat 20:1-16 | Call at various epochs. | ||
| The two sons | Jerusalem | Mat 21:28-32 | Insincerity and repentance. | ||
| The marriage of the king's son | Mount of Olives | Mat 22:1-14 | Need of righteousness. | ||
| The ten virgins | Mount of Olives | Mat 25:1-13 | Watchful and careless profession. | ||
| The ten talents | Mount of Olives | Mat 25:14-30 | Use of advantages. | ||
| The sheep and goats | Mount of Olives | Mat 25:31-33 | Final separation of good and bad. | ||
| The seed growing secretly | Gennesaret | Mar 4:26-29 | Gradual growth of religion. | ||
| The householder | Gennesaret | Mar 13:32-37 | -- | ||
| Gratitude for pardon. | Galilee | Luk 7:41-47 | Gratitude for pardon. | ||
| The good Samaritan | Jerusalem | Luk 10:30-37 | Compassion to suffering. | ||
| The friend at midnight | Jerusalem | Luk 11:5-8 | Perseverance in prayer. | ||
| The rich fool | Jerusalem | Luk 12:16-21 | Worldly-mindedness. | ||
| The wedding feast | Jerusalem | Luk 12:35-38 | Vigilance towards Second Advent. | ||
| The wedding feast | Jerusalem | Luk 12:41-48 | Conscientiousness in trust. | ||
| The barren fig tree | Jerusalem | Luk 13:6-9 | Unprofitableness under grace. | ||
| The great supper | Jerusalem | Luk 14:16-24 | Universality of Divine call. | ||
| The piece of money | Jerusalem | Luk 15:8-10 | Joy over penitence. | ||
| The prodigal son | Jerusalem | Luk 15:11-32 | Fatherly love to penitent son. | ||
| The unjust steward | Jerusalem | Luk 16:1-8 | Preparation for eternity. | ||
| The rich man and Lazarus* | Jerusalem | Luk 16:19-31 | Recompense of future life. | ||
| The unprofitable servants | Jerusalem | Luk 17:7-10 | God's claim to all our service. | ||
| The unjust judge | Jerusalem | Luk 18:1-8 | Advantage of persevering prayer. | ||
| The Pharisee and publican | Jerusalem | Luk 18:9-14 | Self-righteousness and humility. | ||
| The pounds | Jerusalem | Luk 19:11-27 | Diligence rewarded; sloth punished. | ||
| Recorded in Two Gospels | |||||
| House on rock and sand | Galilee | Mat 7:24-29 | Luk 6:47-49 | Consistent and false profession. | |
| The leaven | Gennesaret | Mat 13:33 | Luk 13:20-21 | Pervading influence of religion. | |
| The lost sheep | Jerusalem | Mat 18:11-14 | Luk 15:3-7 | Joy over penitent. | |
| Recorded in Three Gospels | |||||
| New cloth and old garment | Capernaum | Mat 9:16 | Mar 2:21 | Luk 5:36 | New doctrines on old prejudices. |
| New wine in old bottles | Capernaum | Mat 9:17 | Mar 2:22 | Luk 5:37 | New spirit in unregenerate heart. |
| The sower | Gennesaret | Mat 13:3-23 | Mar 4:1-20 | Luk 8:4-15 | Hearers divided into classes. |
| The mustard seed | Gennesaret | Mat 13:31-32 | Mar 4:30-34 | Luk 13:18-19 | Spread of Gospel. |
| The wicked husbandmen | Jerusalem | Mat 21:33-46 | Mar 12:1-12 | Luk 20:9-18 | Rejections of Christ by Jews. |
| The fig tree and all the trees | Mount of Olives | Mat 24:32-33 | Mar 13:28-29 | Luk 21:29-31 | Indications of Second Advent. |
Bibliographic Information:
Author: Johnson, B. W.
Title: "Our Lord's Parables"
Work: The People's New Testament
Date Added: 1 Apr 2002