The table outlines parables told by Jesus in the Gospels. 
The table help you compare different incidents within the Gospels
by giving you their location within each of the Gospels.
A parable is an event which breaks the laws of nature.
Parables and the source of our information
PARABLE |
MATTHEW |
MARK |
LUKE |
|
New Cloth & Wine |
9.16 – 17 |
2.21 – 22 |
5.36 – 39 |
|
The Sower |
13.1 – 8 |
4.1 – 9 |
8.4 – 8 |
|
Candle under a bushel |
5.15 |
4.21 |
8.16 |
|
The Mustard Seed |
13.31 – 32 |
4.30 – 32 |
13.18 – 19 |
|
The leaven |
13.33 |
– |
13.20 – 21 |
|
The seed growing secretly |
– |
4.26 – 29 |
– |
|
The tares |
13.24 – 30 |
– |
– |
|
The wicked labourers |
21.33 |
12.1 – 11 |
20.9 – 19 |
|
The labourers in the vineyard |
20.1 – 16 |
– |
– |
|
The two sons |
21.28 – 31 |
– |
– |
|
The two debtors |
– |
– |
7.41 – 43 |
|
The wedding guests |
– |
– |
14.7 – 11 |
|
The Pharisees and the publican |
– |
– |
18.10 – 14 |
|
The lost sheep |
18.12 – 14 |
– |
15.4 – 7 |
|
The lost coin |
– |
– |
15.8 – 11 |
|
The hidden treasure |
– |
– |
13.44 |
|
The pearl of great price |
13.45 – 46 |
– |
– |
|
The tower |
– |
– |
14.28 – 31 |
|
The warring king |
– |
– |
14.31 – 33 |
|
The unworthy stewards |
– |
– |
17.7 – 10 |
|
The unjust steward |
– |
– |
16.1 – 13 |
|
A friend at midnight |
– |
– |
11.5 – 8 |
|
The unjust judge |
– |
– |
18.1 – 8 |
|
The merciless servant |
18.23 – 35 |
– |
– |