Appendix 2. List of Jesus' Parables, Analogies, and Sayings


In this list you'll find Jesus' teaching parables, some allegories, some analogies Jesus used as brief illustrations, and a few sayings. Parables in John's Gospel take a somewhat different form than most of the parables in the Synoptic Gospels, but I have included them in this study. I've tried to be inclusive, if not exhaustive. Some will disagree whether something is a parable or an analogy or a saying. That's okay. On a few occasions I have lumped several mini-parables into one.

  1. Asking a Father for Bread (Matthew 7:9-11; Luke 11:11-13; Lesson 10.3)
  2. Baptism (Mark 1:4-8; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16; Lesson 6.2)
  3. Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9; Lesson 2.1)
  4. Becoming Like Little Children (Matthew 18:3-4; Lesson 9.1)
  5. Birds and the Lilies (Matthew 6:25-34, Lesson 10.2)
  6. Binding the Strong Man (Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 11:21-22; Lesson 6.3)
  7. Blind Leading the Blind (Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39; Appendix 4.3)
  8. Bread and the Wine (Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:15-20; Lesson 6.2)
  9. Bread of Life (John 6:35, Lesson 6.1)
  10. Bridegroom's Guests (Matthew 9:14-15; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35; Lesson 7.2)
  11. Bridegroom's Friend (John the Baptist, John 3:29-30; Appendix 4.2)
  12. Brood of Vipers (Matthew 12:34; 23:33; Appendix 4.3)
  13. Budding Fig Tree (Matthew 24:32-33; Mark 13:28-29; Luke 21:29-31; Lesson 5.1)
  14. Burglar (Luke 12:39-40; Matthew 24:43-44; Lesson 5.2)
  15. Camel and the Needle (Matthew 19:23-24; Mark 10:24-25; Luke 18:24-25; Lesson 6.1)
  16. Children in the Marketplace (Matthew 11:16-19; Luke 7:31-32; Appendix 4.3)
  17. City on a Hill (Matthew 5:14; Lesson 12.3)
  18. Cleansing the Cup (Matthew 23:25-26; Luke 11:39-41; Lesson 3.1)
  19. Dead Burying the Dead (Matthew 18:21-22, Luke 9:59-60, Lesson 8:3)
  20. Den of Robbers (Matthew 21:13; Luke 19:46; John 2:16; Appendix 4.3)
  21. Defiling Heart of Man (Mark 7:14-23; Matthew 15:10-11, 15-20, Lesson 3.1)
  22. Doctor and Sick People (Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17; Luke 5:31; Lesson 12.1)
  23. Dutiful Servant (Luke 17:7-10; Lesson 11.1)
  24. Eating Jesus' Flesh (John 6:53-58, Lesson 9.3)
  25. Empty House (Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:23-26; Lesson 6.3)
  26. Faith of a Mustard Seed (Matthew 17:19, Luke 17:6, Lesson 10.4)
  27. Fields White for Harvest (John 4:35, Lesson 12.2)
  28. Fishers of Men (Matthew 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-18; Luke 5:10-11; Lesson 12:3)
  29. Foxholes and Nests (Matthew 18:19-20, Luke 5:57-58, Lesson 8.3)
  30. Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10; Lesson 10.3)
  31. Good Eye (Matthew 6:22-23; Luke 11:34-36; Lesson 3.4)
  32. Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37; Lesson 11.3)
  33. Good Shepherd and the Sheep Gate (John 10:1-18; Lesson 7.4)
  34. Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24; Matthew 22:2-10; Lesson 2.2)
  35. Guilty Defendant (Matthew 5:25-26; Luke 12:57-59; Lesson 3.2)
  36. Harvest and the Laborers (Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:2; Lesson 12.2)
  37. Hen and Chickens (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; Lesson 2.2)
  38. Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44; Lesson 8.5)
  39. House Divided (Matthew 12:25-26; Mark 3:24-26; Luke 11:17-18; Lesson 6.3)
  40. Kernel of Wheat (John 12:24; Lesson 6.2)
  41. Keys of the Kingdom (Matthew 16:19; Appendix 4.4)
  42. Laborers in Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16; Lesson 4.3)
  43. Lamp under a Bushel (Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16-17; 11:33; Lesson 12.3)
  44. Lifting the Bronze Serpent (John 3:14, Lesson 6.1)
  45. Light of the World (John 8:12; 9:5; 1:4-9, Appendix 4.1)
  46. Lightning (Luke 17:24; Matthew 24:27; Lesson 5.1)
  47. Looking Back from the Plow (Luke 9:61-62, Lesson 8.3)
  48. Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10; Lesson 1.1)
  49. Lost Sheep, Parable of (Luke 15:3-6a; Matthew 18:12-14; Lesson 1.1)
  50. Lost Sheep, Analogies of (Matthew 9:36; 10:5-6; 15:24; John 10:16; Lesson 12.1)
  51. Lost Son or the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32; Lesson 1.1)
  52. Minas or Pounds (Luke 19:12-27: Lesson 11.2)
  53. Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19; Lesson 7.1)
  54. Narrow Door (Luke 13:23-27; Lesson 8.2)
  55. Narrow and Wide Gates (Matthew 7:13-14; Lesson 3.2)
  56. Net (Matthew 13:47-50; Lesson 4.2)
  57. Pearl of Great Price (Matthew 13:45-46; Lesson 8.5)
  58. Pearls before Swine (Matthew 7:6; Lesson 8.1)
  59. Peter the Rock (Matthew 16:18; John 1:42, Appendix 4.4)
  60. Pharisee and Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14; Lesson 9.1)
  61. Physician, Heal Yourself (Luke 4:23-24; Appendix 4.2)
  62. Places at the Table (Luke 14:7-11; Lesson 9.1)
  63. Rescuing the Ox and the Son (Luke 14:2-5, Appendix 4.2)
  64. Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21; Lesson 10.2)
  65. Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31; Lesson 4.1)
  66. Rooms in the Father's House (John 14:2-4; Lesson 6.2)
  67. Savorless Salt (Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34-35; Lesson 12.3)
  68. Scribes of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:51-52; Lesson 12.4)
  69. Seed Growing by Itself (Mark 4:26-29; Lesson 7.1)
  70. Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46; Lesson 4.2)
  71. Sheep and Wolves, Serpents and Doves (Matthew 10:16; Luke 10:3; Lesson 12.2)
  72. Sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:38-42; Luke 11:29-32; Appendix 4.2)
  73. Slave and the Son (John 8:34-36; Appendix 4.2)
  74. Sower (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Mark 4:3-9, 13-20; Luke 8:4-8, 11-15; Lesson 8.1)
  75. Sowers and Reapers (John 4:35-38; Lesson 12.2)
  76. Sparrows (Matthew 10:29-30; Luke 12:6-7; Lesson 12.3)
  77. Speck and the Beam (Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41-42; Lesson 3.4)
  78. Spiritual Birth (John 3:3-7; Lesson 6.1)
  79. Streams of Living Water (John 7:37-39, Lesson 6.1)
  80. Taking Up One's Cross (Matthew 16:24-25; Mark 8:34-35; Luke 9:23-24; Matthew 10:37-39, Luke 14:25-27, Lesson 8.4)
  81. Talents (Matthew 25:14-30; Lesson 11.2)
  82. Temple of Jesus' Body (John 2:18-22, Appendix 4.2)
  83. Tower-Builder (Luke 14:28-30; Lesson 8.4)
  84. Treasure Chest of the Heart (Luke 6:45, Lesson 10.1)
  85. Tree and Fruit (Matthew 7:16-20; Luke 6:43-45; Lesson 10.1)
  86. Two Debtors (Luke 7:41-43, 47; Lesson 1.2)
  87. Two Masters (Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24; Lesson 10.2)
  88. Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-31; Lesson 3.3)
  89. Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8; Lesson 10.3)
  90. Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13; Lesson 10.1)
  91. Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:23-35; Lesson 1.2)
  92. Unshrunk Cloth (Matthew 9:16; Mark 2:21; Luke 5:36; Lesson 7.3)
  93. Vine and the Branches (John 15:1-8; Lesson 9.3)
  94. Vultures Gathering (Luke 17:37; Matthew 24:38; Lesson 5.1)
  95. Walking in Light and Darkness (John 9:4; 11:9-10; 12:35-36a; Appendix 4.1)
  96. Warring King (Luke 14:31-32; Lesson 8.4)
  97. Washing the Disciples' Feet (John 13:4-17; Lesson 11.1)
  98. Watching Servants (Mark 13:34-37; Luke 12:35-38; Lesson 5.2)
  99. Water for Eternal Life (John 4:13-14; Lesson 6.1)
  100. Weather Signs (Luke 12:54-56; Lesson 5.1)
  101. Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-10; Lesson 2.2)
  102. Weeds or Tares (Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43; Lesson 4.2)
  103. Welcoming Little Children (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-14; Luke 18:16-17; Lesson 9.1)

  104. Whitewashed Tombs (Matthew 23:27-28; Lesson 3.1)
  105. Wicked Tenants (Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19; Lesson 2.3)
  106. Wind of the Spirit (John 3:8; Lesson 6.1)
  107. Wineskins (Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37-39; Lesson 7.3)
  108. Wise and Faithful Steward (Matthew 24:45-51; Luke 12:42-46; Lesson 5.3)
  109. Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:47-49; Lesson 3.2)
  110. Wise and Foolish Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13; Lesson 5.2)
  111. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Matthew 7:15-16a; Lesson 10.1)
  112. Woman in Childbirth (John 16:21; Lesson 6.2)
  113. Yeast of the Pharisees (Matthew 16:5-12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; Lesson 9.2)
  114. Yeast or Leaven (Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21; Lesson 7.1)
  115. Yoke (Matthew 11:28-30, Lesson 9.3)

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