The following issome study and reference materialabout the Parables of Jesus.
- Parables of Jesus in Chronological Order
- One-page parallel of the Parable of the Wicked Tenants (#39 in the Chronology),showing the alignment of the text from Matthew, Mark and Luke.
- Sermons
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Parables of Jesus in Chronological Order
| Parable | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Type | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old & New #1 – New cloth on an old coat | 9:16 | 2:21 | 5:36 | |||
| 2 | Old & New #2 – New wine in old wineskins | 9:17 | 2:22 | 5:37-38 | |||
| 3 | Lamp on a stand (also see #6) | 5:14-15 | |||||
| 4 | Wise and foolish builders | 7:24-27 | 6:47-49 | ||||
| 5 | Moneylender forgives unequal debts | 7:41-43 | Capernaum | ||||
| 6 | Lamp on a stand (2nd time, see #3) | 4:21-22 | 8:16, 11:33 | ||||
| 7 | Rich man foolishly builds bigger barns | 12:16-21 | Galilee | ||||
| 8 | Servants must remain watchful (also see #44) | 12:35-40 | |||||
| 9 | Wise and foolish servants (also see #42) | 12:42-48 | |||||
| 10 | Unfruitful fig tree | 13:6-9 | Galilee | ||||
| 11 | Sower and four types of soil | 13:3-8,18-23 | 4:3-8,14-20 | 8:5-8,11-15 | Lake Galilee | ||
| 12 | Weeds among good plants | 13:24-30,36-43 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |||
| 13 | Growing seed | 4:26-29 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |||
| 14 | Mustard seed | 13:31-32 | 4:30-32 | 13:18-19 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |
| 15 | Yeast | 13:33 | 13:20-21 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | ||
| 16 | Hidden treasure | 13:44 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |||
| 17 | Valuable pearl | 13:45-46 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |||
| 18 | Fishing net | 13:47-50 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |||
| 19 | Owner of a house | 13:52 | Kingdom of Heaven | Lake Galilee | |||
| 20 | Lost sheep (sheep as children, also see #29) | 18:12-14 | |||||
| 21 | The sheep, gate, and shepherd | 10:1-5,7-18 | Jerusalem | ||||
| 22 | Master and his servant | 17:7-10 | |||||
| 23 | Unmerciful servant | 18:23-34 | Kingdom of Heaven | Capernaum | |||
| 24 | Good Samaritan | 10:30-37 | Near Jerusalem | ||||
| 25 | Friend in need | 11:5-8 | Near Jerusalem | ||||
| 26 | Lowest seat at the feast | 14:7-14 | |||||
| 27 | Invitation to a great banquet | 14:16-24 | |||||
| 28 | Cost of discipleship | 14:28-33 | |||||
| 29 | Lost sheep (sheep as sinners, also see #20) | 15:4-7 | |||||
| 30 | Lost coin | 15:8-10 | |||||
| 31 | Lost sons | 15:11-32 | |||||
| 32 | Shrewd manager | 16:1-8 | |||||
| 33 | Rich man and Lazarus | 16:19-31 | |||||
| 34 | Workers in the vineyard, early and late | 20:1-16 | |||||
| 35 | Persistent widow and crooked judge | 18:2-8 | |||||
| 36 | Pharisee and tax collector | 18:10-14 | |||||
| 37 | King¬í’s ten servants(also see #45) | 19:12-27 | Jericho | ||||
| 38 | Two sons, one obeys and one does not | 21:28-32 | Jerusalem | ||||
| 39 | Wicked tenants | 21:33-44 | 12:1-11 | 20:9-18 | Jerusalem | ||
| 40 | Invitation to a wedding banquet | 22:2-14 | Jerusalem | ||||
| 41 | Signs of the future from a fig tree | 24:32-35 | 13:28-29 | 21:29-31 | |||
| 42 | Wise and foolish servants (2nd time, see #9) | 24:45-51 | |||||
| 43 | Wise and foolish virgins | 25:1-13 | Mount of Olives | ||||
| 44 | Servants must remain watchful (2nd time, see #8) | 13:35-37 | |||||
| 45 | Three servants given talents (also see #37) | 25:14-30 | Mount of Olives | ||||
| 46 | Sheep and goats will be separated | 25:31-46 |
This material has been compiled and produced from a number of sources.
Parallel of Matthew, Mark and Luke accounts of the Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Please download the file for your personal study. The text is from the NKJV.
Sermons
Sermons are available from the “Parables of Jesus” page.