As 10 parábolas mais importantes de Jesus
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Jesus ensinou lições profundas por meio de parábolas, histórias curtas e simbólicas que comunicam verdades espirituais. Cada parábola tem um significado especial e atemporal, revelando o caráter de Deus e ensinando como viver como cristãos. Aqui estão 10 das parábolas mais marcantes e suas lições:
1. Parábola do Semeador (Mateus 13:3-9)
And he spake to them many things in parables, and said, Lo! he that soweth, went out to sow his seed.
And while he soweth, some seeds felled beside the way, and birds of the air came, and ate them.
But other seeds felled into stony places, where they had not much earth; and anon they sprung up, for they had not deepness of earth.
But when the sun was risen, they sweltered [or they burned for the heat], and for they had not root, they dried up.
And other seeds felled among thorns; and the thorns waxed up, and strangled them.
But other seeds felled into good land, and gave fruit; some an hundred-fold, another sixtyfold, another thirty-fold.
He that hath ears of hearing, hear he.
A parábola do semeador fala sobre a receptividade das pessoas à Palavra de Deus. Cada tipo de solo representa diferentes maneiras de receber e aplicar o Evangelho em nossas vidas. Somente um coração fértil e comprometido pode dar frutos espirituais abundantes.
2. O Bom Samaritano (Lucas 10:25-37)
And lo! a wise man of the law rose up, tempting him, and saying, Master, what thing shall I do to have everlasting life?
And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
He answered, and said, Thou shalt love thy Lord God [or the Lord thy God] of all thine heart, and of all thy soul, and of all thy strengths, and of all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
And Jesus said to him, Thou hast answered rightly; do this thing, and thou shalt live.
But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neigh-bour?
And Jesus beheld, and said, A man [or Some man] came down from Jerusalem into Jericho, and fell among thieves, and they robbed him, and wounded him, and went away, and left the man half alive.
And it befell, that a priest came down the same way, and passed forth, when he had seen him.
Also a deacon, when he was beside the place, and saw him, passed forth.
But a Samaritan, going the way, came beside him; and he saw him, and had ruth on him; [Forsooth some Samaritan, making journey, came beside the way; and he seeing him, was stirred by mercy;]
and came to him, and bound together his wounds, and poured in oil and wine; and laid him on his beast, and led him in to an hostelry, and did the care of him.
And another day, he brought forth two pence, and gave to the hosteller, and said, Have the care of him; and whatever thou shalt give over, I shall yield to thee, when I come again.
Who of these three, seemeth to thee, was neighbour to him, that fell among [the] thieves?
And he said, He that did mercy into him. And Jesus said to him, Go thou, and do thou in like manner.
Essa parábola nos ensina sobre o amor ao próximo, independentemente de raça ou religião. O samaritano ajudou um desconhecido, mostrando que a verdadeira fé se revela no amor ao próximo.
3. A Ovelha Perdida (Lucas 15:4-7)
What man of you that hath an hundred sheep, and if he hath lost one of them, whether he leaveth not ninety and nine in desert, and goeth to it that perished, till he find it?
And when he hath found it, he joyeth, and layeth [or putteth] it on his shoulders;
and he cometh home, and calleth together his friends and neighbours, and saith to them, Be ye glad with me, for I have found my sheep, that had perished [or I had lost].
And I say to you, so joy shall be in heaven on one sinful man doing penance, more than on ninety and nine just, that have no need to [or of] penance.
Deus é como o pastor que busca incessantemente uma ovelha perdida. Essa parábola revela o amor incansável de Deus pelos pecadores, celebrando a alegria no céu quando alguém se arrepende.
4. O Filho Pródigo (Lucas 15:11-32)
And he said, A man had two sons;
and the younger of them said to the father [or to his father], Father, give me the portion of chattel [or substance] that falleth to me. And he parted to them the chattel [or the substance].
And not after many days, when all things were gathered together, the younger son went forth in pilgrimage into a far country; and there he wasted his goods [or his substance] in living lecherously.
And after that he had ended all things, a strong hunger was made in that country, and he began to have need.
And he went, and drew him to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his town, to feed swine [or hogs].
And he coveted to fill his womb of the pods that the hogs ate, and no man gave to him.
And he turned again to himself, and said, How many hired men in my father’s house have plenty of loaves; and I perish here through hunger.
I shall rise up, and go to my father, and I shall say to him, Father, I have sinned into [or against] heaven, and before thee;
and now I am not worthy to be called thy son, make me as one of thine hired men.
And he rose up, and came to his father. And when he was yet afar, his father saw him, and was stirred by mercy. And he ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned into [or against] heaven, and before thee; and now I am not worthy to be called thy son.
And the father said to his servants, Swiftly bring ye forth the first stole, and clothe ye him, and give ye a ring in his hand, and shoes on his feet;
and bring ye a fat calf [or a calf made fat], and slay ye, and eat we, and make we feast.
For this my son was dead, and hath lived again; he perished, and is found. And all men began to eat [gladly].
But his elder son was in the field; and when he came, and nighed to the house, he heard a symphony and a crowd.
And he called one of the servants, and asked, what these things were.
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father slew a fat [or a fatted] calf, for he received him safe.
And he was wroth, and would not come in. Therefore his father went out, and began to pray him.
And he answered to his father, and said, Lo! so many years I serve thee, and I never brake thy commandment; and thou never gave to me a kid, that I with my friends should have eaten.
But after that this thy son, that hath devoured his substance with whores, came, thou hast slain to him a fat [or a fatted] calf.
And he said to him, Son, thou art evermore with me, and all my things be thine.
But it behooved to make feast, and to have joy; for this thy brother was dead, and lived again [or liveth again]; he perished, and is found.
A parábola do filho pródigo fala sobre o perdão e o amor incondicional de Deus por Seus filhos, mesmo quando se desviam.
5. A Pérola de Grande Valor (Mateus 13:45-46)
Again the kingdom of heavens is like to a merchant, that seeketh good margarites [or good pearls];
but when he hath found one precious margarite, he went, and sold all things that he had, and bought it.
Jesus ensina que o Reino de Deus é o bem mais precioso e devemos estar dispostos a renunciar tudo para possuí-lo.
6. O Fariseu e o Publicano (Lucas 18:9-14)
And he said also to some men, that trusted in themselves, as they were rightful [or as rightful], and despised others, this parable, saying,
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
And the Pharisee stood, and prayed by himself these things, and said, God, I do thankings to thee, for I am not as other men, raveners, unjust, adulterers, as also this publican;
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things that I have in possession.
And the publican stood afar, and would not raise [up] his eyes to heaven, but smote his breast, and said, God be merciful to me, sinner.
Truly I say to you, this went down into his house, and was justified from the other. For each that enhanceth himself, shall be made low, and he that meeketh himself, shall be enhanced.
Essa parábola nos lembra que Deus valoriza um coração humilde e arrependido, em contraste com a arrogância espiritual. O publicano, ao reconhecer seus pecados, foi justificado diante de Deus.
7. Os Talentos (Mateus 25:14-30)
For as a man that goeth [far] in pilgrimage, called his servants, and betook to them his goods;
and to one he gave five bezants or talents, to another twain, and to another one, to each after his own virtue; and he went forth anon.
And he that had five bezants [or talents] went forth, and wrought in them, and won other five.
Also and he that had taken twain, won other twain.
But he that had taken one, went forth, and delved in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.
But after long time, the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.
And he that had taken five bezants [or talents], came, and brought other five, and said, Lord, thou betookest to me five bezants [or talents], lo! I have gotten above five others.
His lord said to him, Well be thou, good servant and faithful; for on few things thou hast been true [or faithful], I shall ordain thee on many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And he that had taken two bezants, or two talents, came, and said, Lord, thou betookest to me two bezants [or talents]; lo! I have won [or gotten] over other twain.
His lord said to him, Well be thou, good servant and true [or faithful]; for on few things thou hast been true [or faithful], I shall ordain thee on many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
But he that had taken one bezant [or talent], came, and said, Lord, I know that thou art an hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown, and thou gatherest together where thou hast not spread abroad;
and I dreading, went, and hid thy bezant [or talent] in the earth; lo! thou hast that that is thine.
His lord answered, and said to him, Evil servant and slow, knewest thou that I reap where I sowed not, and gather together where I spreaded not abroad?
Therefore it behooved thee to betake my money to exchangers, that when I came, I should have received that that is mine with usuries.
Therefore take away from him the bezant [or talent], and give to him that hath ten bezants [or talents].
For to every man that hath me shall give, and he shall increase [+or For to every man having it shall be given, and he shall have plenty, or increase]; but from him that hath not, also that that he seemeth to have, shall be taken away from him.
And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into outer-more [or uttermore] darknesses; there shall be weeping, and grinding of teeth.
Nesta história, Jesus ensina sobre a responsabilidade de usar bem os dons e recursos que Deus nos confiou. A fidelidade nas pequenas coisas abre portas para bênçãos maiores.
8. O Rico e Lázaro (Lucas 16:19-31)
There was a rich man, and was clothed in purple, and white silk, and ate every day shiningly.
And there was a beggar, Lazarus by name, that lay at his gate full of boils,
and coveted to be fulfilled of [or with] the crumbs, that fell down from the rich man’s board, and no man gave to him; but hounds came, and licked his boils.
And it was done, that the beggar died, and was borne of angels into Abraham’s bosom. And the rich man was dead also, and was buried in hell.
And he raised up his eyes, when he was in torments, and saw Abraham afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he dip the end of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
And Abraham said to him, Son, have mind, for thou hast received good things in thy life, and Lazarus also evil things; but he is now comforted, and thou art tormented.
And in all these things a great dark place [or great dark depth] is stablished betwixt us and you; that they that will from hence pass to you, may not, neither from thence pass over hither.
And he said, Then I pray thee, father, that thou send him into the house of my father.
For I have five brethren, that he witness to them, lest also they come into this place of torments.
And Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; hear they them.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if any of dead men go to them, they shall do penance.
And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither if any of dead men rise again, they shall believe to him.
A parábola alerta sobre as consequências de negligenciar os necessitados e viver para si mesmo. Também destaca a realidade do julgamento e da vida após a morte.
9. O Joio e o Trigo (Mateus 13:24-30)
Another parable Jesus put forth to them, and said, The kingdom of heavens is made like to a man, that sowed good seed in his field.
And when men slept, his enemy came, and sowed above tares, [or darnels, or cockles], in the middle of wheat, and went away.
But when the herb was grown, and made fruit, then the tares, [or the darnels, or cockles], appeared.
And the servants of the husband-man came, and said to him, Lord, whether hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whereof then hath it tares, [or darnels, or cockles]?
And he said to them, An enemy hath done this thing. And the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go, and gather them?
And he said, Nay, lest peradven-ture ye in gathering tares, [or the darnels, or cockles], draw up with them [also] the wheat by the root.
Suffer ye them both to wax into reaping time; and in the time of ripe corn, I shall say to the reapers, First gather ye together the tares, [or the darnels, or cockles], and bind them together in knitches, [or small bundles], to be burnt, but gather ye the wheat into my barn.
Essa história simboliza o bem e o mal coexistindo no mundo até o julgamento final, quando Deus fará a separação entre os justos e os ímpios.
10. As Dez Virgens (Mateus 25:1-13)
Then the kingdom of heavens shall be like to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went out to meet the husband and the wife;
and five of them were fools, and five prudent.
But the five fools took their lamps, and took not oil with them;
but the prudent took oil in their vessels with the lamps.
And whiles the husband tarried, all they napped and slept.
But at midnight a cry was made, Lo! the spouse cometh, go ye out to meet with him [or to meet him].
Then all those virgins rose up, and arrayed their lamps.
And the fools said to the wise, Give ye to us of your oil, for our lamps be quenched.
The prudent answered, and said, Lest peradventure it suffice not to us and to you, go ye rather to men that sell, and buy to you.
And while they went to buy, the spouse came; and those that were ready, entered with him to the weddings; and the gate was shut.
And at the last the other virgins came, and said, Lord, lord, open to us.
And he answered, and said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.
Therefore wake ye, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
Jesus enfatiza a necessidade de estarmos sempre preparados espiritualmente para Sua segunda vinda, pois ninguém sabe o momento exato.
As parábolas de Jesus continuam sendo fontes ricas de sabedoria e direção para a vida cristã. Ao aplicarmos esses ensinamentos, nos aproximamos mais de Deus e de Sua vontade.
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