| PARABLE. | LOCALITY. | MATTHEW. | MARK. | LUKE. | LESSONS. |
| I. Recorded in one Gospel | |||||
| The tares | Gennesaret | Mt 13:24-30, 36-43 | .......... | .......... | Good and evil in life and judgment |
| The hid treasure | Gennesaret | Mt 13:44 | .......... | .......... | Value of Gospel |
| The goodly pearl | Gennesaret | Mt 13:45,46 | .......... | .......... | Christian seeking salvation |
| The draw net | Gennesaret | Mt 13:47-50 | .......... | .......... | Visible Church of Christ |
| The unmerciful servant | Capernaum | Mt 18:23-35 | .......... | .......... | Danger of ingratitude |
| The laborers in the vineyard | Jerusalem | Mt 20:1-16 | .......... | .......... | Call at various epochs |
| The two sons | Jerusalem | Mt 21:28-32 | .......... | .......... | Insincerity and repentance |
| The marriage of the king's son | Mount of Olives | Mt 22:1-14 | .......... | .......... | Need of righteousness |
| The ten virgins | Mount of Olives | Mt 25:1-13 | .......... | .......... | Watchful and careless profession |
| The ten talents | Mount of Olives | Mt 25:14-30 | .......... | .......... | Use of advantages |
| The sheep and goats | Mount of Olives | Mt 25:31-33 | .......... | .......... | Final separation of good and bad |
| The seed growing secretly | Gennesaret | .......... | Mr 4:26-29 | .......... | Gradual growth of religion |
| The householder | Gennesaret | .......... | Mr 13:32-37 | .......... | |
| The two debtors | Galilee | .......... | .......... | Lu 7:41-47 | Gratitude for pardon |
| The good Samaritan | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 10:30-37 | Compassion to suffering |
| The friend at midnight | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 11:5-8 | Perseverance in prayer |
| The rich fool | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 12:16-21 | Worldly-mindedness |
| The wedding feast | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 12:35-38 | Vigilance towards Second Advent |
| The wise steward | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 12:41-48 | Conscientiousness in trust |
| The barren fig tree | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 13:6-9 | Unprofitableness under grace |
| The great supper | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 14:16-24 | Universality of divine call |
| The piece of money | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 15:8-10 | Joy over penitence |
| The prodigal son | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 15:11-32 | Fatherly love to penitent son |
| The unjust steward | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 16:1-8 | Preparation for eternity |
| The rich man and Lazarus | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 16:19-31 | Recompense of future life |
| The unprofitable servants | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 17:7-10 | God's claim to all our service |
| The unjust judge | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 18:1-8 | Advantage of persevering prayer |
| The Pharisee and publican | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 18:9-14 | Self-righteousness and humility |
| The pounds | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | Lu 19:11-27 | Diligence rewarded; sloth punished |
| II. Recorded in two Gospels | |||||
| House on rock and sand | Galilee | Mt 7:24-29 | Lu 6:47-49 | .......... | Consistent and false profession |
| The leaven | Gennesaret | Mt 13:33 | Lu 13:20,21 | .......... | Pervading influence of religion |
| The lost sheep | Jerusalem | Mt 18:11-14 | Lu 15:3-7 | .......... | Joy over penitent |
| III. Recorded in three Gospels | |||||
| New cloth and old garment | Capernaum | Mt 9:16 | Mr 2:21 | Lu 5:36 | New doctrines on old prejudices |
| New wine in old bottles | Capernaum | Mt 9:17 | Mr 2:22 | Lu 5:37-39 | New spirit in unregenerate heart |
| The sower | Gennesaret | Mt 13:3-9, 18-23 | Mr 4:1-9, 14-20 | Lu 8:4-8, 11-15 | Hearers divided into classes |
| The mustard seed | Gennesaret | Mt 13:31,32 | Mr 4:30-34 | Lu 13:18,19 | Spread of Gospel |
| The wicked husbandmen | Jerusalem | Mt 21:33-46 | Mr 12:1-12 | Lu 20:9-18 | Rejections of Christ by Jews |
| The fig tree and all the trees | Mount of Olives | Mt 24:32,33 | Mr 13:28,29 | Lu 21:29-31 | Indications of Second Advent |
The New Method of Teaching....
The New Mystery form of the Kingdom - The "Church Age"
1. The Sower -
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Good Ground
| Wayside
| Stony Ground
| Thorny Ground |
2.
The Wheat and the Tares
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Wheat represents believers in the Church Age.
| Tares represent unbelievers in the Church Age. |
3. The Mustard Seed -Seed is the Gospel
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Kingdom - Mystery form (Christian Church)
| Over grown tree is Christendom (Christianity in all it's forms)
| Birds are agents of Satan resting in the tree (the Church) |
4. The Leaven within the Batch of Dough -
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Church divided into three portions:
| Leaven - symbolic of sin and false doctrine within the Church |
5. The Hidden Treasure -
The treasure is the Remnant of Israel
6. The Pearl of Great Price -
The Church - the body of believers of the Gospel Age
7. The Dragnet -
The kingdom program of separation of believing Jews and Gentiles from the rest of the world.