Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The parables
Jesus used parables to teach, a figurative language that may seem obscure today...
Studies 1 to 10
Studies 11 to 19
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The parables
A parable, in the biblical context, is a figurative and symbolic story used to convey a spiritual truth...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The sower
Jesus the Messiah tells the story of a sower whose seeds fall on different soils: path, rocky ground, thorny soil, and good…
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The house built on rock
Those who put the words of Jesus into practice are compared to wise builders, who found their life on solid…
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The new cloth and the new wineskins
Jesus illustrates the incompatibility between his new teaching and the old frameworks: one does not sew a piece of new cloth on an old…
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The wheat and the weeds
Among the parables that Jesus the Messiah taught, that of the wheat and the tares holds a unique place...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The mustard seed
Jesus the Messiah compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The leaven
The parable of the leaven offered by Jesus the Messiah proves remarkable for its conciseness and depth...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The hidden treasure
The parable of the hidden treasure reveals that the kingdom of heaven does not impose itself by outward show...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The pearl of great price
The parable of the pearl of great price teaches that the kingdom of heaven has inestimable value...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The dragnet
The parable of the net places us face to face with the ultimate reality of the kingdom of heaven...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The unforgiving servant
The parable of the unforgiving servant sheds light on the complex question of forgiveness...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The workers hired at different hours
The concept of grace, as it unfolds in this biblical parable, remains deeply disconcerting...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The two sons
The parable of the two sons confronts us with an essential truth of the kingdom of God...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The wicked vinedressers
The parable of the wicked tenants is much more than an allegorical story ...
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The Wedding of the King’s Son
These two parables of the great banquet in Matthew and Luke illustrate how God invites all people to take part in his Kingdom…
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The budding fig tree
The parable of the fig tree cannot be understood independently of the discourse that precedes it. Jesus does not tell it at random in the…
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The Faithful Servant
This parable invites the disciples to remain vigilant and to discern the times, for the words of Jesus the Messiah are certain and…
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
The Ten Young Girls
The parable of the ten virgins cannot be understood correctly if it is isolated from its context. Jesus does not tell it…