As 10 parábolas mais importantes de Jesus

3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up immediately because they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 But other seeds fell on good soil and produced fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times more than what was sown. 9 He who has ears *to hear, let him hear."

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do yoʋ read it?" 27 He answered, "Yoʋ shall love the Lord yoʋr God with all yoʋr heart, with all yoʋr soul, with all yoʋr strength, and with all yoʋr mind; and yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself." 28 Jesus said to him, "Yoʋ have answered correctly; do this and yoʋ will live."

29 But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down to Jericho from Jerusalem and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him *as he was, half dead. 31 Now a priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 In the same way, a Levite, when he came to that place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came to where the man was, and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. 34 He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next *day, when he was departing, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said *to him, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more yoʋ spend I will repay to yoʋ when I return.’ 36 *Now which of these three do yoʋ think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" 37 The lawyer said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

4 "What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he does find it, he rejoices as he lays it on his shoulders. 6 Then he returns home and calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you, 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 Parable of the Prodigal Son

11 Then he said, "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger of the two said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that will belong to me.’ So the father divided his assets between his two sons. 13 A few days later, the younger son gathered together all that he had and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his property by living recklessly. 14 When he had spent all that he had, a severe famine arose throughout that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 The young man longed to *fill his belly with the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of bread, *while I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise, go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before yoʋ. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called yoʋr son; make me like one of yoʋr hired workers." ’ 20 So he arose and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion. So he ran to his son, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. 21 Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before yoʋ. I am no longer worthy to be called yoʋr *son.’ 22 But the father said to his servants, ‘*Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead but is now alive again; he was lost but has now been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

25 "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of *the servants over and asked him what was happening. 27 The servant said to him, ‘Yoʋr brother has come, and yoʋr father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received yoʋr brother back safe and sound.’ 28 But the older son was angry and would not go in. So his father came out and began pleading with him. 29 But he said to his father in response, ‘Behold, all these years I have served yoʋ and have never disobeyed yoʋr command, yet yoʋ have never given me even a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yoʋrs came, who has devoured yoʋr assets with prostitutes, yoʋ killed the fattened calf for him.’ 31 The father said to him, ‘Son, yoʋ are always with me, and everything I have is yoʋrs. 32 But it was proper to celebrate and rejoice, for yoʋr brother was dead but is now alive *again; he was lost but has now been found.’ "

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls. 46 When he found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

9 He also told this parable to some who were confident in their own righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood *by himself and prayed like this: ‘God, I thank yoʋ that I am not like other people: swindlers, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other one. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

The Parable of the Talents

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

19 "After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received the five talents came to him and brought the other five talents, saying, ‘Master, yoʋ entrusted me with five talents; behold, I have earned five more talents *besides them.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! Yoʋ have been faithful over a few things; I will set yoʋ over many things. Enter into the joy of yoʋr master.’ 22 The man who had received the two talents also came to him and said, ‘Master, yoʋ entrusted me with two talents; behold, I have earned two more talents *besides them.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! Yoʋ have been faithful over a few things; I will set yoʋ over many things. Enter into the joy of yoʋr master.’ 24 Then the man who had received the one talent came to him and said, ‘Master, I knew that yoʋ were a hard man, reaping where yoʋ did not sow and gathering where yoʋ scattered no seed. 25 So I was afraid and went and hid yoʋr talent in the ground. Behold, yoʋ have what is yoʋrs.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘Yoʋ evil and lazy servant! Yoʋ knew, did yoʋ, that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have scattered no seed? 27 Then yoʋ should have deposited my money with the bankers, and when I came I would have received what is mine with interest. 28 Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. 29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he *has will be taken away from him. 30 And throw that worthless servant 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 certain rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself each day as he lived lavishly. 20 *There was also a poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at the rich man’s gate, covered with sores. 21 He longed to be filled with *the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22 Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side, and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 As he was in torment in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his side. 24 So he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in yoʋr lifetime yoʋ received yoʋr good things, and in the same way Lazarus received bad things, but now he is *here being comforted, while yoʋ are in agony. 26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been set in place between you and us, so that those who want to cross over to you from here cannot do so, nor can anyone cross over to us from there.’ 27 The rich man said, ‘Then I beg yoʋ, father, to send Lazarus to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said *to him, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; they can listen to them.’ 30 He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’ "

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a person who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away. 26 When the plants sprouted and produced grain, the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did yoʋ not sow good seed in yoʋr field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Do yoʋ want us to go and gather them up?’ 29 He said, ‘No, lest in gathering the tares you uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let them both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "Gather the tares first and bind them into bundles to burn them up, but gather the wheat into my barn." ’ "

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were *wise, and five were foolish. 3 When *those who were foolish took their lamps, they did not take oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their flasks along with their lamps. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But in the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Behold, the bridegroom *is coming! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all the virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise replied, ‘No, there will *11 ¦ certainly not 𝔐14 CTnot be enough for us and for you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast. Then the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Therefore keep watch, for you do not know the day or the hour *in which the Son of Man is coming.