Best Parable Quotes

"The parable of the talent teaches about stewardship, trust, and the rewards of taking risks."

"The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed when you plant in the ground yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field; when a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field."

"It's not quite clear whether this is eternal or an interim state. This is a parable that Jesus did not tell."

"That servant goes out, he finds his brother, who owes him a small debt, and that debt was three days' wage."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed."

"Genesis was not written to be taken literally but was supposed to be more of a parable."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which a man found and sold everything he had and purchased the field."

"Even the little puppies get the food that falls from the master's table."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up, and then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."

"The wise man builds his house upon the rock; the foolish man builds his house upon the sand."

"Jesus gives us quite a tall order in Luke chapter 10 the oft-quoted parable of the Good Samaritan."

"For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance."

"Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

"This Parable does not teach that some people are worse than others. It teaches that some people think that they are better than others, that's what it teaches."

"The shepherd will always leave the 99 for the one."

"The parable of the poisoned arrow is often used to illustrate the Buddha's lesson that 'those who are concerned with the origin of the universe and other topics are being distracted from the purpose of religious practice.'"

"Therefore I speak to them in parables because while seeing they do not see and while hearing they do not hear nor do they understand."

"Nobody can out David David except for the son of David. The son of David out David's David."

"The only reason Jesus told that Parable was because he wanted us to know it is possible to think that you are ready for the Rapture and not really be ready."

"The last parable is the parable of the lost son, otherwise known as the prodigal son. He knows he's lost but he doesn't want to be found until a crisis hits."

"The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed."

"This is the fulfillment of the parable of the ten virgins. We're not just waiting to come in as guests; we're the wife, and I hope we have enough oil amassed to be ready when he comes."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, humble at first, yet grows into something grand."

"The father's kingdom is like a woman who had a supply of merchandise and then found a pearl. That merchant was prudent; he sold the merchandise and bought the single pearl for himself."

"The kingdom is like a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. One of them, the largest, went astray. He left the ninety-nine and sought the one until he found it."

"In our depravity, we can be so low, so down in the dumps. We can be not just like the younger brother but we can be like the older brother, the stingy, the greedy one, the one that says to the father in Luke chapter 15, 'How dare you throw a party dad for my younger brother?'"

"The kingdom of the father is like a certain woman she took a little leaven concealed it in some dough and made it into large loaves let him who has ears hear."

"Jesus' message in the Parable of the 10 Virgins emphasizes the importance of readiness and preparation for His return."

"The parable of the two prayers... contrast not only in the way that they make their request to God but also in the way they make their approach to God."

"I think that's the whole point of the parable: what's interesting is I think Jesus shows you that faithfulness is more important than fairness."

"Learn the parable of the Fig Tree. It was necessary for you to understand and serve as a Christian. That's how important it is."

"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to the man who sowed good seed in his field."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field which someone has found."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a scribe that pulls out of his bag things new and things old."

"The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which at the time of its sowing in the soil is the smallest of all the seeds on Earth. Yet once it is sown, it grows into the biggest shrub of them all."

"The Master calling workers out to the vineyard. And some get called early in the day and some get called right at the end of the day. And yet at the end, they're all given a denarius."

"The father's reaction in the parable is joy, and this is powerful. Not condemnation."

"`It’s the parable of the Prodigal Father, actually.'"

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field."

"The father's reaction to his son's demand truly amazes me."

"The parable ends with celebration, with great joy, the father meeting his son and celebrating his return."

"I was actually longing to share with you my love for the parable about the merciful father really really longing."

"In the Scriptures there's the famous story of the prodigal son... The father gives his son his portion of the inheritance... because he said, 'My son was dead and is alive, he was lost and is found.'"

"Jesus said, 'Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone, they are blind leaders of the blind.'"

"'See, I have gained two more.' His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness.'"

"He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart."

"That's how powerful that parable is, do not underestimate it."

"The kingdom is like a mustard seed. It starts out very small and it just keeps growing and expanding."

"It's a little bit like the youngest son going into the far country and ending up in the PX time the money always runs out the famine always hits."

"As the curtain falls, we know there's a party going on inside, the lost son is found, the older son is ticked, and the dad is pleading."

"The lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. Each ends with a celebration."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field."

"A parable is nothing more than an Earthly story with a Heavenly meaning."

"There's a whimsy to the whole thing that makes it feel like a parable of sorts."

"What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it? It's like a grain of mustard which a man took and sowed in his garden."

"Learn a parable of the fig tree." - Matthew 24:32

"Maybe the whole course of his life and wastrel existence is a parable for all of us."

"Invite to the wedding as many as you find, both bad and good."

"The point of the parable is to illustrate the meaning-depleting power of greed, the power to rob you while it enriches you."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it."

"Therefore the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants."

"He rejoices more for one sheep than over the 99 who never went astray."

"This brief parable takes little time to read, but its impact can be profound."

"What is the kingdom of God like? It is like a tiny mustard seed planted in a garden, it grows and becomes a tree and the birds come and find shelter among its branches."

"The kingdom is like a treasure in a field."

"It never occurs to me that a parable can carry just as much truth as a piece of History."

"The kingdom of God is like a man who went to a far country to obtain a kingdom."

"Jesus spoke about the seed of the word the truth being sown on different types of soil and of all the seed that was sown only 25% of it only 1/4 of the seed in that Parable at least fell on good soil."

"I think of desire like the parable of the two wolves right."

"An earthly story with a heavenly meaning."

"Learn the parable of the fig tree, it's very important."

"But if he finds it, he is happier about the one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off."

"The older brother, who's done everything right, is completely disaffected. Dad has to come out and plead with the older brother to come in. I think that's the punch of the parable."

"The punch of the parable is Dad having to explain to the older brother, 'You are with me always, and all that is mine is yours.'"

"I really like the parable of the laborers in the vineyard."

"He's happier about that one sheep than about the 99."

"The parable of the prodigal son is about repentance."

"Just think about two mouse trapped in a bucket of milk there's one that tries to get out so much that they turn that milk into cream and it cools out the other Mouse didn't work hard and drowned."

"It is true that the parable of the tears does not overtly teach the Triumph of the Gospel, but it doesn't need to." - Unknown speaker

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field."

"I prefer a parable that doesn't have only one meaning but actually is something that makes you start to think."

"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son."

"The prodigal son story is a very great parable."

"The kingdom of God is likened unto a man who threw a net in the ocean."

"The kingdom of God is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."

"The kingdom of God is like a treasure that is hidden, but once a man makes the discovery and finds it, he will sell whatever he has to buy it."

"The father of the prodigal son had a maximum of love."

"Won't he leave the 99 others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?"

"Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep."

"The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful."

"The sower, the seed, and the soil."

"When The Prodigal Son came home, what did the father do? Rejoiced."

"The parable of the golden calf sheds light on human nature and the tendencies of individuals to move away from their commitment to God."

"We should be like the Good Samaritan... he had compassion, and he poured oil and wine into the wounds."

"The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who went out to meet the bridegroom. Five were wise and five were foolish."

"I forgave thee all that debt because thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?"

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed... though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants."

"The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough."

"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son."

"Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand."

"He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom."

"He who has ears to hear this parable, let him hear."

"If one sheep is missing from the fold, would he not leave the ninety-nine and go out looking for that one lost sheep?"

"The father is recklessly extravagant in how he welcomes his lost son."

"The kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins which take their lamps and go out to meet the groom."

"Then the kingdom of God shall be likened to ten virgins which take their lamps."

"The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches."

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard."

"The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed... when it is sown, it groweth up."

"He heard about peace and a loving Savior who would leave his 99 sheep to go back for the one that was lost."

"He that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, is like a man which built his house upon a rock."

"For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

"The kingdom parables all start from a normal kingdom meaning and then explain that the kingdom is coming but in a different, subversive fashion."

"The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed... when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs."

"Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground."

"One of the things that I've noticed is I often use the parable of the elephant and the blind men of Hindustan."

"The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field."

"Except a grain of corn go into the ground and die, it can't bear fruit."

"And the one on whom the seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."

"Have you understood all these things?" "Yes." "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure, things new and old."

"The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son."

"The kingdom of God is like a man who cast seed upon the soil... and the seed sprouts up and grows; how he himself does not know."

"Parables were not fables, they weren't myths, they were actually couched in stories that were real, about real people, with real situations."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered from every kind."

"The good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one."

"The Word of God is sown and if it's proper soil, it takes root."

"He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; The good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one."

"Life is a long school in teachings these things, and gradually, gradually, this parable of the prodigal son becomes ever more real to us."

"Every plant which my father who is in heaven hasn't planted will be uprooted."

"The parable of the sower is... a meta parable... hiding within it the very pattern of how reality unfolds."

"It's the story of the Good Samaritan."

"I am The True Vine, my father is the farmer."

"The kingdom of God is likened unto a man that cast seed into the ground."

"He who hears My word and puts it into practice is like a man who built his house on the rock."

"I've been getting biblical, watch a movie and a show: 'To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. From those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.'"

"Houses on rocks stand; houses on sand are swept away."

"God gives you a parable of a slave who's owned and can't do anything as opposed to someone whom we have given goodly sustenance and he spends out of that in secret and in private."

"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in a field."

"The gospel this Sunday is from St. Luke and recalls to us a popular story that all of us should be familiar with: the story of the prodigal son."

"Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—30, 60 or even a hundred times what was sown."

"The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it."

"Jesus compared the kingdom of God with the planting of seed and reaping the harvest."

"The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom."

"Jesus's point is he's sending out his followers to grow wheat among weeds, to be light in the midst of darkness."

"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field."

"This was a parable that God shows because the rich man gloried that he kept all the Commandments."

"The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field."

"But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.'"

"Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow."

"Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant."

"Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it."

"Assuredly I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

"It's fundamentally Christ-like to go after the one."

"Go after the one, leave the ninety-nine."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed; you plant it and you water it every day, and then it grows into a big tree and birds come and nest in it."

"The kingdom does not arrive like the 82nd Airborne; it grows like a mustard seed."

"The social parable is crystal clear and mirrors one of our biggest problems on this planet: greed."

"Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to treasure hid in a field."

"God forgives you just like that father forgave his son without requiring anyone to pay the price of your sins."

"Every plant that my heavenly father did not plant will be uprooted."

"You can have a hundred sheep, and if one goes astray, that's the one you go look for."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son."

"Now learn this parable from the fig tree."

"Do not lose heart. I'm telling them this parable so that you will not lose heart."

"The kingdom of heaven will be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."

"Whosoever heareth my sayings and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man."

"Shouldst thou not also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?"

"The kingdom of God is like faith as a mustard seed."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field."

"Listen to the parable of the stars: The nameless one, the pathless one, arrived from the edge of the wilderness, clad in stellar radiance."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a farmer who plants good seed in his field."

"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away."

"I'm sure this priest and Levite felt, 'I'm so much better than the Samaritan guy with wrong doctrine,' but Jesus picked up this Samaritan to be the hero in this story."

"The wise man built his house upon a rock."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field."

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near."

"It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert."

"Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up."

"The good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one."

"Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a candle, sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?"

"Remember the parable of the talents."

"What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?"

"Behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

"Behold, the sower went out to sow."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who found this treasure buried in a field, and with joy, he went and sold everything he owned so that he could buy that field."

"This 18th-century story, in many ways, felt like a parable for our own turbulent times and for the very nature of truth."

"A thief comes to take something away from you, and Jesus told parable after parable about a householder who, had he known the thief was coming, would have stayed awake and watched for him."

"The kingdom works this way: He buries treasures in a field."

"This story is often told to teach us a lesson: it shows that each blind man's experience was true to them, but none of them had the complete truth."

"Any happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message."

"The kingdom of the Father is like a merchant, who having an inventory of goods, discovered a pearl."

"The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed; it's the smallest of seeds but grows into the biggest herb or tree of the field."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seeds in his field."

"If you make a tree good, its fruit will be good."

"But the wise answered, saying, 'Not so; lest there not be enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.'"

"The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed."