Tag Archives: parables

A Pharisee and a Tax Collector

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke sets this parable up in an interesting way, because he mentions no particular scene change, and has Jesus talking to people who are “confident in their own righteousness”; has he turned back to those Pharisees and teachers of the … Continue reading →

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A Persistent Widow

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Don Merritt

The scene has not changed from the last passage (Luke 17:20-37), Jesus has just said “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” Then He tells this parable to clarify things. It is not a difficult parable … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke 16:19-31 It is very important to remember that this parable follows without any breal whatever the Parable of the Unwise Namager. As a consequence, the context in this passage is the same as in our last parable. Here, Jesus … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke 16:1-18 Jesus continues with the parables, this time the Parable of the Dishonest Manager. A rich guy received accusations that his asset manager was wasting (or dispersing) his assets. He calls the manager in and tells him he is … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Prodigal Son

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke 15:11-32 Jesus tells a third parable to the Pharisees and teachers of the law; this one is so familiar to us that I need not recount the details. Of course, we know that the younger son who had taken … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Lost Coin

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke 15:8-10 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?  And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, … Continue reading →

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The Barren Fig Tree

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Don Merritt

The scene hasn’t changed from that of Chapter 12; the disciples are still there, and so is the crowd, when someone brings news of a massacre of Galileans in Jerusalem. This is the only historical account of this particular massacre, … Continue reading →

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The Rich Fool

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke 12:13-21 Jesus has been speaking to His disciples in a sort of an aside in front of a very large crowd when suddenly a man in the crowd shouts out a request: He wants Jesus to tell his brother … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Good Samaritan

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Don Merritt

Luke 10: 25-37 Jesus is confronted by an “expert in the law” who asks what he must to “inherit eternal life”. Jesus, as He often did, answered with a question: “What is written in the law; how do you read … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Sheep and the Goats

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Don Merritt

Matthew 25: 31-46 This is the third parable in Matthew Chapter 25, and oddly enough, many scholars do not even include it as a parable. These seem to take the position that it is more of a prophecy than a … Continue reading →

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