Parables
From “Tota Scriptura”, Joey Day’s personal Scripture topic index wiki
This page contains every one of Jesus’ parables and illustrations.
Kingdom parables
These passages begin with the characteristic introduction, “The kingdom of heaven is like . . .”
The fishing net
The great banquet
The growing seed
The laborers in the vineyard
The leaven
The mustard seed
Mt 13:31–32; Mk 4:30–32; Lk 13:18–19
The pearl of great value
The talents or minas
The tares among the wheat
The ten virgins
The unforgiving servant
Other parables
These passages are explicitly called parables but do not begin with the “kingdom of heaven” introduction like the passages above.
The barren fig tree
The budding fig tree
Mt 24:32–35; Mk 13:28–31; Lk 21:29–33
The dishonest manager
Lk 16:1–13 (see Lk 15:3)
The faithful servant
Mt 24:42–51; Mk 13:34–37; Lk 12:35–48
The lost coin
Lk 15:8–10 (see Lk 15:3)
The lost sheep
The persistent widow
The Pharisee and the tax collector
The prodigal son
Lk 15:11–32 (see Lk 15:3)
The rich fool
The rich man and Lazarus
Lk 16:19–31 (see Lk 15:3)
The sower
Mt 13:3–9, 18–23; Mk 4:2–9; Lk 8:4–8
The two sons
The wedding feast
The wicked tenants
Mt 21:33–44; Mk 12:1–11; Lk 20:9–18
The wine and wineskins
Mt 9:16–17; Mk 2:21–22; Lk 5:36–39
Illustrations
These are not explicitly labelled parables by Scripture, but are clearly allegories, similes, metaphors, etc. used for illustrative purposes.
The cost of discipleship
The friend at night
The good samaritan
The kings’ taxation
The lamp under a bushel
Mt 5:14–15; Mk 4:21–25; Lk 8:16–18
The master and servant
The sheep and goats
The strong man
Mt 12:29; Mk 3:27; Lk 11:21–22