As 10 parábolas mais importantes de Jesus

3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.5 Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.6 But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.7 Others fell *among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.8 But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.9 The one who has ears, *let him hear."

25 And behold, a *lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? *How does it read to you?"27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God*with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." 28 And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live."29 But wanting to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

The Good Samaritan

30 Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, and they stripped him and *beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.31 And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.33 But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.35 On the next day he took out two *denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.’36 Which of these three do you think *proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?"37 And he said, "The one who showed compassion to him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do *the same."

4 "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the *open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?5 And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing.6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

The Prodigal Son

11 And He said, "A man had two sons.12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that *is coming to me.’ And so he divided his *wealth between them.13 And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate in *wild living.14 Now when he had *spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without.15 So he went and *hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.16 And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.17 But when he came to *his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here *from hunger!18 I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and *in your sight;19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired laborers." ’20 So he set out and came to *his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and *embraced him and kissed him.21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and *in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’22 But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and *put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet;23 and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let’s eat and celebrate;24 for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

25 "Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.26 And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’28 But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.29 But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never *neglected a command of yours; and yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;30 but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your *wealth with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you *have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’ "

A Costly Pearl

45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

9 Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 "Two men went up into the *temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.11 The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be *merciful to me, the sinner!’14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Parable of the Talents

14 "For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.15 To one he gave five *talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.16 The one who had received the five talents immediately went and did business with them, and earned five more talents.17 In the same way the one who had received the two talents earned two more.18 But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his *master’s money.

19 "Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your *master.’

22 "Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’

24 "Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.25 And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’

26 "But his master answered and said to him, ‘You *worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed?27 Then you ought to have *put my money in the bank, and *on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.28 Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

29 "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.30 And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself in splendor every day.20 And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,21 and longing to be fed from the scraps which fell from the rich man’s table; not only that, the dogs also were coming and licking his sores.22 Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to *Abraham’s arms; and the rich man also died and was buried.23 And in Hades he raised his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his *arms.24 And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.26 And *besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set, so that those who want to go over from here to you will not be able, nor will any people cross over from there to us.’27 And he said, ‘Then I request of you, father, that you send him to my father’s house—28 for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not come to this place of torment as well.’29 But Abraham *said, ‘They have *Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’30 But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’ "

Weeds among Wheat

24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven *is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.25 But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed *weeds among the wheat, and left.26 And when the *wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also became evident.27 And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? *How then does it have weeds?’28 And he said to them, ‘*An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’29 But he *said, ‘No; while you are gathering up the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn." ’ "

Parable of Ten Virgins

1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them;4 but the prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps.5 Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep.6 But at midnight *there finally was a shout: ‘Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.8 But the foolish virgins said to the prudent ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’9 However, the prudent ones answered, ‘No, there most certainly would not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’10 But while they were *on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.11 Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’13 Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.