Parables in the New Testament

In the parable of the sower, what does the seeds that fell between the thorny bushes represent?

• Hear the Word but Devil takes it away

• No root

• Choked by life's worries

• Careless

Jesus quotes a portion of text from the Old Testament in connection with the parable of the vineyard owner, The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:, but which Old Testament book did this come from?

• Psalms

• Isaiah

• Ezekiel

• Jeremiah

Book with the largest number of parables

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

What did Jesus want to teach through the parable of Light?

• Prayer

• Our churches should be lighted up

• Whoever receives the truth must act

• Our houses must be lighted up

In the parable of the great feast, what did the first man say?

• I have purchased a field

• I have purchased 5 yoke of oxen

• I just got married

• I have no time

Why did Jesus teach the parable of persistent widow in Luke 18?

• To show that the widow was a wise woman

• To show that the judge was a cruel man

• To expose corruption

• To teach that one should pray without becoming weary

This is another last-shall-be-first parable, involving acceptable and unacceptable prayer.

• Parable of Friend at Night

• Parable of Pharisee and Publican (Tax collector)

• Parable of Prodigal Son

• Parable of Wheat and Tares(weeds)

This is another parable involving a wedding, but it's about preparedness and the Second Coming.

• Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

• Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

• Parable of the Labourers in vineyard

• Parable of the Ten Virgins

In this story, God is compared to a landowner and Jesus to a gardener.

• Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

• Parable of The Lost Sheep

• Parable of the Good Samaritan

• Parable of the Prodigal Son

In the parable of the grain of mustard seed, when it becomes a tree birds come and do what?

• Build nests

• Eat the leaves

• Roost for the night

• Eat the mustard seeds