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         ==========Parable of the Candle under a bushel.==========
Matthew..Chapter 5
   14  Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot
be hid.
   15  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
   16  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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      ==========Parable of the Wise Man building on a rock.==========
Matthew..Chapter 7
   24  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
   25  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
   26  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,
shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the
sand:
   27  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
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      ==========Parable of the New Cloth on old garment.==========
Matthew..Chapter 9
   16  No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that
which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is
made worse.
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      ==========Parable of the New Wine in old wineskins.==========
Matthew..Chapter 9
   17  Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break,
and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine
into new bottles, and both are preserved.
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      ==========Parable of the Sower.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
    3  And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to sow;
    4  And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came
and devoured them up:
    5  Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and
forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
    6  And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no
root, they withered away.
    7  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked
them:
    8  But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
    9  Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
   10  And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
them in parables?
   11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
   12  For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even
that he hath.
   13  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not;
and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
   14  And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By
hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall
see, and shall not perceive:
   15  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand
with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
   16  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they
hear.
   17  For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have
desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to
hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
   18  Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
   19  When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown
in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
   20  But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that
heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
   21  Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended.
   22  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the
word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke
the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
   23  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the
word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth
forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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      ==========Parable of the Tares.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   24  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
   25  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat,
and went his way.
   26  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then
appeared the tares also.
   27  So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst
not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
   28  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto
him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
   29  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also
the wheat with them.
   30  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest
I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind
them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
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      ==========Parable of the Mustard Seed.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   31  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his
field:
   32  Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is
the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the
air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
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      ==========Parable of the Leaven.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   33  Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like
unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till
the whole was leavened.
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      ==========Parable of the Hidden Treasure.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   44  Again, 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.
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      ==========Parable of the Pearl of great price.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   45  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking
goodly pearls:
   46  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all
that he had, and bought it.
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      ==========Parable of the Net.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   47  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into
the sea, and gathered of every kind:
   48  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
   49  So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth,
and sever the wicked from among the just,
   50  And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
and gnashing of teeth.
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      ==========Parable of the Lost Sheep.==========
Matthew..Chapter 18
   12  How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone
astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the
mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
   13  And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth
more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
   14  Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that
one of these little ones should perish.
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      ==========Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.==========
Matthew..Chapter 18
   23  Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which
would take account of his servants.
   24  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed
him ten thousand talents.
   25  But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be
sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be
made.
   26  The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
   27  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed
him, and forgave him the debt.
   28  But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him
by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
   29  And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him,
saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
   30  And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should
pay the debt.
   31  So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry,
and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
   32  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst
me:
   33  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee?
   34  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he
should pay all that was due unto him.
   35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from
your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
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      ==========Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard.==========
Matthew..Chapter 20
    1  For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his
vineyard.
    2  And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent
them into his vineyard.
    3  And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in
the marketplace,
    4  And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is
right I will give you. And they went their way.
    5  Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
    6  And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
    7  They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them,
Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye
receive.
    8  So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his
steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from
the last unto the first.
    9  And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they
received every man a penny.
   10  But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received
more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
   11  And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of
the house,
   12  Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them
equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
   13  But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong:
didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
   14  Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even
as unto thee.
   15  Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye
evil, because I am good?
   16  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called,
but few chosen.
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      ==========Parable of the Two Sons.==========
Matthew..Chapter 21
   28  But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the
first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
   29  He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and
went.
   30  And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and
said, I go, sir: and went not.
   31  Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him,
The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the
publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
   32  For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed
him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye
had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
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      ==========Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen.==========
Matthew..Chapter 21
   33  Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted
a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and
built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
country:
   34  And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the
husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
   35  And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed
another, and stoned another.
   36  Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto
them likewise.
   37  But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will
reverence my son.
   38  But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This
is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his
inheritance.
   39  And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
   40  When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto
those husbandmen?
   41  They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and
will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him
the fruits in their seasons.
   42  Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner:
this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
   43  Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you,
and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
   44  And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
   45  And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they
perceived that he spake of them.
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      ==========Parable of the Wedding Feast.==========
Matthew..Chapter 22
    2  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a
marriage for his son,
    3  And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
wedding: and they would not come.
    4  Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are
bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are
killed, and all things are ready:  come unto the marriage.
    5  But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm,
another to his merchandise:
    6  And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and
slew them.
    7  But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his
armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
    8  Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which
were bidden were not worthy.
    9  Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid
to the marriage.
   10  So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together
all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was
furnished with guests.
   11  And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which
had not on a wedding garment:
   12  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a
wedding garment? And he was speechless.
   13  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take
him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
   14  For many are called, but few are chosen.
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      ==========Parable of the Fig Tree.==========
Matthew..Chapter 24
   32  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender,
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
   33  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
   34  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these
things be fulfilled.
   35  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
   36  But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of
heaven, but my Father only.
   37  But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of
man be.
   38  For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
   39  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall
also the coming of the Son of man be.
   40  Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
   41  Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and
the other left.
   42  Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
   43  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what
watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have
suffered his house to be broken up.
   44  Therefore be ye also ready:  for in such an hour as ye think not the
Son of man cometh.
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      ==========Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.==========
Matthew..Chapter 25
    1  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
    2  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
    3  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
    4  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
    5  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
    6  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh;
go ye out to meet him.
    7  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
    8  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps
are gone out.
    9  But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us
and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
   10  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were
ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
   11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to
us.
   12  But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
   13  Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the
Son of man cometh.
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      ==========Parable of the Talents.==========
Matthew..Chapter 25
   14  For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country,
who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
   15  And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another
one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took
his journey.
   16  Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the
same, and made them other five talents.
   17  And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
   18  But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid
his lord's money.
   19  After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth
with them.
   20  And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five
talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents:  behold, I
have gained beside them five talents more.
   21  His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant:
thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over
many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
   22  He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me two talents:  behold, I have gained two other
talents beside them.
   23  His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou
hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many
things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
   24  Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew
thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and
gathering where thou hast not strawed:
   25  And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there
thou hast that is thine.
   26  His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful
servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I
have not strawed:
   27  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and
then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
   28  Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath
ten talents.
   29  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that
which he hath.
   30  And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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      ==========Parable of the Growing Seed.==========
Mark..Chapter 4
   26  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the ground;
   27  And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring
and grow up, he knoweth not how.
   28  For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then
the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
   29  But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the
sickle, because the harvest is come.
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      ==========Parable of the Absent Householder.==========
Mark..Chapter 13
   33  Take ye heed, watch and pray:  for ye know not when the time is.
   34  For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his
house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work,
and commanded the porter to watch.
   35  Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house
cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the
morning:
   36  Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
   37  And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
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      ==========Parable of the Creditor and Two Debtors.==========
Luke..Chapter 7
   41  There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five
hundred pence, and the other fifty.
   42  And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both.  Tell
me therefore, which of them will love him most?
   43  Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.
And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
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      ==========Parable of the Good Samaritan.==========
Luke..Chapter 10
   30  And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
   31  And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he
saw him, he passed by on the other side.
   32  And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on
him, and passed by on the other side.
   33  But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when
he saw him, he had compassion on him,
   34  And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care
of him.
   35  And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave
them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever
thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
   36  Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that
fell among the thieves?
   37  And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him,
Go, and do thou likewise.
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      ==========Parable of the Friend in Need.==========
Luke..Chapter 11
    5  And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go
unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
    6  For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing
to set before him?
    7  And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is
now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give
thee.
    8  I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is
his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as
many as he needeth.
    9  And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
   10  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
   11  If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give
him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a
serpent?
   12  Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
   13  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit
to them that ask him?
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      ==========Parable of the Rich Fool.==========
Luke..Chapter 12
   16  And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain
rich man brought forth plentifully:
   17  And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I
have no room where to bestow my fruits?
   18  And he said, This will I do:  I will pull down my barns, and build
greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
   19  And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
   20  But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be
required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
provided?
   21  So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
God.
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      ==========Parable of the Faithful and Evil Servants.==========
Luke..Chapter 12
   35  Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
   36  And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he
will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may
open unto him immediately.
   37  Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find
watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make
them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
   38  And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch,
and find them so, blessed are those servants.
   39  And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour
the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his
house to be broken through.
   40  Be ye therefore ready also:  for the Son of man cometh at an hour
when ye think not.
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      ==========Parable of the Faithful and Wise Steward.==========
Luke..Chapter 12
   42  And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom
his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion
of meat in due season?
   43  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing.
   44  Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that
he hath.
   45  But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat
and drink, and to be drunken;
   46  The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder,
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
   47  And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not
himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many
stripes.
   48  But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall
be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him
shall be much required: and t o whom men have committed much, of him
they will ask the more.
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      ==========Parable of the Barren Fig Tree.==========
Luke..Chapter 13
    6  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in
his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
    7  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three
years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down;
why cumbereth it the ground?
    8  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also,
till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
    9  And if it bear fruit, well:  and if not, then after that thou shalt
cut it down.
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      ==========Parable of the Great Supper.==========
Luke..Chapter 14
   16  Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many:
   17  And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden,
Come; for all things are now ready.
   18  And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said
unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see
it: I pray thee have me excused.
   19  And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them: I pray thee have me excused.
   20  And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot
come.
   21  So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the
master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into
the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
   22  And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and
yet there is room.
   23  And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
   24  For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall
taste of my supper.
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      ==========Parable of Building a Tower and Making War.==========
Luke..Chapter 14
   25  And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said
unto them,
   26  If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife,
and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he
cannot be my disciple.
   27  And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be
my disciple.
   28  For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first,
and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
   29  Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to
finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
   30  Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
   31  Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not
down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet
him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
   32  Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an
ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
   33  So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he
hath, he cannot be my disciple.
   34  Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall
it be seasoned?
   35  It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men
cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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      ==========Parable of the Lost Coin.==========
Luke..Chapter 15
    8  Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece,
doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till
she find it?
    9  And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours
together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I
had lost.
   10  Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels
of God over one sinner that repenteth.
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      ==========Parable of the Prodigal Son.==========
Luke..Chapter 15
   11  And he said, A certain man had two sons:
   12  And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of goods that falleth to me.  And he divided unto them his
living.
   13  And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and
took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with
riotous living.
   14  And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
and he began to be in want.
   15  And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he
sent him into his fields to feed swine.
   16  And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine
did eat: and no man gave unto him.
   17  And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
   18  I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
   19  And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy
hired servants.
   20  And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him.
   21  And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
   22  But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
   23  And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be
merry:
   24  For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
found. And they began to be merry.
   25  Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to
the house, he heard musick and dancing.
   26  And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things
meant.
   27  And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed
the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
   28  And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out,
and intreated him.
   29  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve
thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou
never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
   30  But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living
with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
   31  And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have
is thine.
   32  It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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      ==========Parable of the Unjust Steward.==========
Luke..Chapter 16
    1  And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man,
which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had
wasted his goods.
    2  And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of
thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer
steward.
    3  Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord
taketh away from me the stewardship:  I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed.
    4  I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship,
they may receive me into their houses.
    5  So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto
the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
    6  And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take
thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
    7  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An
hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and
write fourscore.
    8  And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely:
for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the
children of light.
    9  And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations.
   10  He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
   11  If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who
will commit to your trust the true riches?
   12  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who
shall give you that which is your own?
   13  No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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      ==========Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.==========
Luke..Chapter 16
   19  There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine
linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
   20  And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his
gate, full of sores,
   21  And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's
table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
   22  And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the
angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
   23  And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham
afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
   24  And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my
tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
   25  But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst
thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented.
   26  And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed:
so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they
pass to us, that would come from thence.
   27  Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send
him to my father's house:
   28  For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they
also come into this place of torment.
   29  Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them
hear them.
   30  And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the
dead, they will repent.
   31  And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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      ==========Parable of the Unprofitable Servants.==========
Luke..Chapter 17
    7  But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say
unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to
meat?
    8  And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and
gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward
thou shalt eat and drink?
    9  Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were
commanded him? I trow not.
   10  So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are
commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that
which was our duty to do.
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      ==========Parable of the Importunate Widow.==========
Luke..Chapter 18
    1  And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to
pray, and not to faint;
    2  Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither
regarded man:
    3  And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying,
Avenge me of mine adversary.
    4  And he would not for a while:  but afterward he said within himself,
Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
    5  Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her
continual coming she weary me.
    6  And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
    7  And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto
him, though he bear long with them?
    8  I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the
Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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      ==========Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.==========
Luke..Chapter 18
    9  And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves
that they were righteous, and despised others:
   10  Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the
other a publican.
   11  The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee,
that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or
even as this publican.
   12  I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
   13  And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to
me a sinner.
   14  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the
other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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      ==========Parable of the Minas.==========
Luke..Chapter 19
   11  And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because
he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of
God should immediately appear.
   12  He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to
receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
   13  And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and
said unto them, Occupy till I come.
   14  But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We
will not have this man to reign over us.
   15  And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the
kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom
he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained
by trading.
   16  Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
   17  And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been
faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
   18  And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five
pounds.
   19  And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
   20  And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I
have kept laid up in a napkin:
   21  For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up
that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
   22  And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I
laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
   23  Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my
coming I might have required mine own with usury?
   24  And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and
give it to him that hath ten pounds.
   25  (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
   26  For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given;
and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from
him.
   27  But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over
them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
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