Parables - NIV

1. New Cloth and New Wine.

Matthew 9:16-17 "No one sews a patch of ______________ cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. [17] ____________ do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be __________. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are ________________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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2. Building on the Rock or the Sand.

Matthew 7:24-27 "________________ everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. [25] The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, ____________ it had its __________________ on the rock. [26] But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a ____________ man who built his house on sand. [27] The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a _________ _________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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3. The Two Debtors.

Luke 7:41-43 "Two men owed money to a certain ___________________. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. [42] Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?" [43] Simon ____________, "I ____________ the one who had the bigger debt canceled." "You have judged ________________," Jesus said.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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4. The Unclean Spirit.

Matthew 12:43-45 "When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. [44] Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it ____________, it finds the house __________________, swept clean and put in order. [45] Then it goes and takes with it seven other ____________ more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final ________________ of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked __________________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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5. The Sower.

Luke 8:4-15 While a large crowd was ________________ and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: [5] "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was __________________ the seed, some fell along the path; it was ______________ on, and the birds of the air ate it up. [6] Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no ______________. [7] Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. [8] Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." When he said this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." [9] His ________________ asked him what this parable meant. [10] He said, "The ________________ of the ____________ of the ____________ of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in ______________, so that, " 'though seeing, they may not see; though ____________, they may not __________________.' [11] "This is the ____________ of the parable: The seed is the word of God. [12] Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. [13] Those on the rock are the ones who ____________ the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of ____________ they fall away. [14] The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's ____________, riches and ________________, and they do not mature. [15] But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by ___________________ ____________ a crop.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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6. Wheat and Tares.

Matthew 13:24-30 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. [25] But while ______________ was ______________, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. [26] When the wheat ______________ and formed heads, then the weeds also ______________. [27] "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' [28] " 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' [29] " 'No,' he ______________, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. [30] Let both grow together until the ____________. At that time I will tell the ____________ers: First ____________ the weeds and tie them in ____________ to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' "

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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7. The Growing Seed.

Mark 4:26-29 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man ______________ seed on the ground. [27] Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed ____________ and grows, though he does not know how. [28] All by itself the soil ______________ grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. [29] As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, ____________ the ____________ has come."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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8. The Mustard Seed.

Matthew 13:31-32 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. [32] Though it is the ______________ of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the ____________ of garden plants and ____________ a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its ______________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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9. Leaven.

Luke 13:20-21 Again he asked, "What shall I ____________ the ____________ of God to? [21] It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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10. Hidden.

Matthew 13:44 "The ____________ of heaven is like ______________ hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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11. Pearl of Great Price.

Matthew 13:45-46 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a ______________ looking for fine pearls. [46] When he found one of great value, he went away and sold __________________ he had and bought it.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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12. Dragnet.

Matthew 13:47-50 "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. [48] When it was full, the ________________ pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and ________________ the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. [49] This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and ______________ the wicked from the ________________ [50] and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and ______________ of teeth.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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13. New and Old Treasure.

Matthew 13:52 He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been __________________ about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new ________________ as well as old."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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14. The Unforgiving Servant.

Matthew 18:23-35 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. [24] As he began the __________________, a man who owed him ten ______________ talents was ____________ to him. [25] Since he was not able to pay, the master ____________ that he and his wife and his ______________ and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. [26] "The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' [27] The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. [28] "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a ____________ ____________. He ____________ him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he ______________. [29] "His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' [30] "But he ____________. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. [31] When the other servants saw what had happened, they were ____________ __________________ and went and told their master everything that had happened. [32] "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. [33] Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' [34] In anger his master turned him over to the ____________ to be ______________, until he should pay back all he owed. [35] "This is how my ______________ Father will treat each of you unless you ____________ your ____________ from your heart."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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15. The Good Samaritan.

Luke 10:30-37 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from ________________ to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They ______________ him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. [31] A priest ______________ to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. [32] So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. [33] But a ________________, as he ______________, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. [34] He went to him and ______________ his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. [35] The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the ________________. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will ________________ you for any extra ____________ you may have.' [36] "Which of these three do you think was a ______________ to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" [37] The expert in the law ____________, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do ______________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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16. The Persistent Friend.

Luke 11:5-15 Then he said to them, "____________ one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at ______________ and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, [6] because a friend of mine on a ____________ has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.' [7] "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't __________ me. The door is already __________, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you ______________.' [8] I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's ______________ he will get up and give him as much as he needs. [9] "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. [10] For ______________ who asks ______________; he who seeks finds; and to him who __________, the door will be opened. [11] "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake ____________? [12] Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a ______________? [13] If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy __________ to those who ask him!" [14] Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was __________. [15] But some of them said, "By ________________, the __________ of demons, he is driving out demons."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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17. The Rich Fool.

Luke 12:16-21 And he told them this ____________: "The ground of a certain rich man ______________ a good crop. [17] He ____________ to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' [18] "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. [19] And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' [20] "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be ______________ from you. Then who will get what you have ______________ for ______________ ?' [21] "This is how it will be with anyone who __________ up things for himself but is not rich __________ God."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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18. The Watchful Servants.

Luke 12:35-40 "Be dressed ready for ____________ and keep your lamps burning, [36] like men waiting for their master to return from a ____________ banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. [37] It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress ____________ to serve, will have them ____________ at the table and will come and wait on them. [38] It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. [39] But __________________ this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was __________, he would not have let his house be __________ into. [40] You also must be ready, ____________ the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not __________ him."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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19. The Barren Fig Tree.

Luke 13:6-9 Then he told this ____________: "A man had a fig tree, ____________ in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. [7] So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why __________ it use up the soil?' [8] " 'Sir,' the man ____________, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and ________________ it. [9] If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' "

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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20. Choosing the Best Place.

Luke 14:7-11 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: [8] "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more _______________________ than you may have been invited. [9] If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, __________________, you will have to take the least ________________ place. [10] But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the ______________ of all your fellow guests. [11] For ______________ who exalts himself will be ____________, and he who ____________ himself will be ____________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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21. The Great Supper.

Luke 14:16-24 Jesus ____________: "A ____________ man was ________________ a great banquet and invited many __________. [17] At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for __________________ is now ready.' [18] "But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.' [19] "Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.' [20] "Still another said, 'I just got ____________, so I can't come.' [21] "The servant came back and ______________ this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, 'Go out ____________ into the ____________ and __________ of the town and bring in the poor, the ______________, the blind and the lame.' [22] " 'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.' [23] "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and ____________ lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full. [24] I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.' "

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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22. The Cost of Discipleship.

Luke 14:28-33 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and ______________ the cost to see if he has enough money to ______________ it? [29] For if he lays the __________________ and is not able to finish it, ______________ who sees it will ______________ him, [30] saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' [31] "Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and ______________ whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? [32] If he is not able, he will send a __________________ while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. [33] In the same way, any of you who does not give up __________________ he has cannot be my ______________.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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23. The Lost Sheep.

Luke 15:3-7 Then Jesus told them this parable: [4] "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? [5] And when he finds it, he ______________ puts it on his ________________ [6] and goes home. Then he calls his friends and ________________ together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' [7] I tell you that in the same way there will be more ________________ in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine ________________ ____________ who do not need to repent.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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24. The Lost Coin.

Luke 15:8-10 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? [9] And when she finds it, she calls her friends and ________________ ______________ and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' [10] In the same way, I tell you, there is ________________ in the ______________ of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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25. The Lost / Prodigal Son.

Luke 15:11-32 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. [12] The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he ____________ his property between them. [13] "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a ____________ country and there squandered his wealth in wild __________. [14] After he had spent everything, there was a __________ __________ in that whole country, and he began to be in need. [15] So he went and hired himself out to a ____________ of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. [16] He __________ to fill his ____________ with the pods that the pigs were __________, but no one gave him ______________. [17] "When he came to his __________, he said, 'How many of my ______________ hired men have food to spare, and here I am ______________ to death! [18] I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. [19] I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' [20] So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was __________ with __________________ for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and __________ him. [21] "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. ' [22] "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his __________ and ____________ on his feet. [23] Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. [24] For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. [25] "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and ____________. [26] So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. [27] 'Your brother has come,' he ____________, 'and your father has __________ the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.' [28] "The older brother became angry and ____________ to go in. So his father went out and ____________ with him. [29] But he ______________ his father, 'Look! All these years I've been ____________ for you and never ________________ your __________. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my ____________. [30] But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with ___________________ comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!' [31] " 'My son,' the father said, 'you are __________ with me, and everything I have is yours. [32] But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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26. The Unjust Steward.

Luke 16:1-13 Jesus told his ________________: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his ___________________. [2] So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your __________________, because you cannot be manager any longer.' [3] "The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg-- [4] I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.' [5] "So he called in each one of his ______________ debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' [6] " 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.' [7] "Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' " 'A ______________ ____________ of wheat,' he replied. "He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.' [8] "The master ________________ the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in ____________ with their own kind than are the people of the light. [9] I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain ____________ for __________________, so that when it is gone, you will be ______________ into ____________ ________________. [10] "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. [11] So if you have not been trustworthy in ______________ worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? [12] And if you have not been trustworthy with ____________ else's property, who will give you property of your own? [13] "No ____________ can serve two ____________. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be ____________ to the one and ____________ the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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27. The Rich Man and Lazarus.

Luke 16:19-31 "There was a rich man who was ____________ in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. [20] At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, ____________ with sores [21] and ____________ to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. [22] "The time came when the beggar died and the angels ____________ him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. [23] In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. [24] So he __________ to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his __________ in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' [25] "But Abraham replied, 'Son, ______________ that in your ______________ you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is ________________ here and you are in agony. [26] And ____________ all this, ____________ us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can __________ cross over from there to us.' [27] "He ______________, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my ______________ house, [28] for I have five ______________. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' [29] "Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' [30] " 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will __________.' [31] "He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be ________________ even if someone rises from the dead.' "

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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28. The Unprofitable Servants.

Luke 17:7-10 "Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or ____________ after the sheep. Would he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, 'Come along now and sit down to eat'? [8] Would he not rather say, '____________ my supper, get ______________ ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink'? [9] Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? [10] So you also, when you have done __________________ you were told to do, should say, 'We are ______________ ______________; we have only done our duty.' "

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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29. The Widow and the Unjust Judge.

Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told his ________________ a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. [2] He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. [3] And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' [4] "For some time he ____________. But ____________ he said to ____________, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, [5] yet ____________ this widow keeps ________________ me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't __________________ wear me out with her coming!' " [6] And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. [7] And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep ____________ them off ? [8] I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and ____________. ____________, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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30. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector.

Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own _______________________ and looked down on ________________ else, Jesus told this parable: [10] "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. [11] The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, ________________, adulterers--or even like this tax collector. [12] I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' [13] "But the tax collector stood at a ______________. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' [14] "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home ________________ before God. For ______________ who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who ____________ himself will be ____________."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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31. The Laborers in the Vineyard.

Matthew 20:1-16 "For the ____________ of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the ____________ to hire men to work in his vineyard. [2] He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. [3] "About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the ___________________ doing nothing. [4] He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' [5] So they went. "He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. [6] About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' [7] " 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. "He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.' [8] "When ____________ came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, ________________ with the last ones hired and going on to the first.' [9] "The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. [10] So when those came who were hired first, they ______________ to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. [11] When they received it, they began to ____________ ____________ the landowner. [12] '_________ men who were hired last __________ only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them _________ to us who have _________ the __________ of the work and the heat of the day.' [13] "But he answered one of them, '__________, I am not _________ __________ to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius? [14] Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. [15] Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own _________? Or are you ____________ because I am ______________?' [16] "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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32. The Minas.

Luke 19:11-27 While they were ________________ to this, he went on to tell them a ____________, because he was near ________________ and the people ____________ that the ____________ of God was going to appear at once. [12] He said: "A man of noble birth went to a ____________ ____________ to have himself ________________ kingand then to return. [13] So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. 'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.' [14] "But his ______________ hated him and sent a __________________ after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.' [15] "He was made king, ____________, and ______________ home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. [16] "The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.' [17] " 'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been ___________________ in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.' [18] "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.' [19] "His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.' [20] "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. [21] I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.' [22] "His master replied, 'I will judge you by your own words, you __________ servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, __________ out what I did not put in, and ____________ what I did not sow? [23] Why then didn't you put my money on ____________, so that when I came back, I could have ________________ it with interest?' [24] "Then he said to those ______________ by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.' [25] " 'Sir,' they said, 'he ____________ has ten!' [26] "He replied, 'I tell you that to ______________ who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has ____________, even what he has will be taken away. [27] But those ____________ of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring them here and kill them in front of me.' "

A minas is equal to 1/60th of a talent.

What does this parable teach? ________________________________________________________.

33. Two Sons.

Matthew 21:28-32 "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the ______________.' [29] " 'I will not,' he answered, but later he ____________ his mind and went. [30] "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. [31] "Which of the two did what his father __________?" "The first," they answered. Jesus said to them, "I tell you the _________, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are ______________ the ____________ of God ahead of you. [32] For John came to you to show you the way of _______________________, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not __________ and believe him.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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34. The Wicked Vine Dressers.

Matthew 21:33-46 "Listen to another parable: There was a ________________ who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a ________________ in it and built a __________________. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. [34] When the harvest time __________________, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. [35] "The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. [36] Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. [37] Last of all, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said. [38] "But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and take his inheritance.' [39] So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. [40] "Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" [41] "He will bring those ______________ to a ______________ end," they replied, "and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time." [42] Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the __________________: " 'The stone the ______________ ______________ has become the ______________; the Lord has done this, and it is ________________ in our eyes' ? [43] "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will ____________ its fruit. [44] He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be ____________." [45] When the chief ____________ and the ________________ heard Jesus' ______________, they knew he was ____________ about them. [46] They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd ____________ the people held that he was a ____________.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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35. The Wedding Feast.

Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus spoke to them again in ______________, saying: [2] "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. [3] He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. [4] "Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and ______________ cattle have been butchered, and __________________ is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.' [5] "But they paid no ________________ and went off--one to his field, another to his ______________. [6] The rest seized his servants, __________________ them and killed them. [7] The king was enraged. He sent his army and ________________ those ________________ and burned their city. [8] "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. [9] Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' [10] So the servants went out into the streets and ______________ all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. [11] "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not ____________ wedding clothes. [12] 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was __________________. [13] "Then the king told the __________________, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him ____________, into the ______________, where there will be ____________ and ______________ of teeth.' [14] "For many are invited, but few are chosen."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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36. Two Servants.

Matthew 24:45-51 "Who then is the ______________ and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his ________________ to give them their food at the proper time? [46] It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. [47] I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his ___________________. [48] But suppose that servant is wicked and says to ____________, 'My master is ____________ awaya long time,' [49] and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with ________________. [50] The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. [51] He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the __________________, where there will be ____________ and ______________ of teeth.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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37. Ten Virgins.

Matthew 25:1-13 "At that time the ____________ of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. [2] Five of them were foolish and five were wise. [3] The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. [4] The wise, ____________, took oil in jars along with their lamps. [5] The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. [6] "At ______________ the cry rang out: '__________ the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' [7] "Then all the virgins woke up and ____________ their lamps. [8] The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.' [9] " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be __________ for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for __________________.' [10] "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom ____________. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the ____________ ____________. And the door was shut. [11] "Later the __________ also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' [12] "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.' [13] "________________ keep watch, ____________ you do not know the day or the hour.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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38. The Talents.

Matthew 25:14-30 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who __________ his servants and entrusted his ______________ to them. [15] To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each ________________ to his ability. Then he went on his journey. [16] The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. [17] So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. [18] But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. [19] "After a long time the master of those servants returned and ____________ ______________ with them. [20] The man who had received the five talents ____________ the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.' [21] "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' [22] "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.' [23] "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' [24] "Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. [25] So I was __________ and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what ____________ to you.' [26] "His master replied, 'You __________, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? [27] Well then, you __________ have put my money on ____________ with the ____________, so that when I returned I would have received it back with ______________. [28] " 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. [29] For ______________ who has will be given more, and he will have an ________________. ____________ does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. [30] And _________ that ________________ servant ____________, into the ______________, where _________ will be ____________ and ______________ of _________.'

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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39. The Sheep and the Goats.

Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his __________ in heavenly glory. [32] All the ____________ will be ______________ __________ him, and he will ______________ the __________ one from ____________ as a ______________ ______________s the sheep from the goats. [33] He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. [34] "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are ____________ by my __________; take your inheritance, the ____________ prepared for you _________ the ______________ of the _________. [35] For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, [36] I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' [37] "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? [38] When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? [39] When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' [40] "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these ______________ of mine, you did for me.' [41] "Then he will say to those on his left, '__________ from me, you who are __________, into the eternal fire prepared for the _________ and his angels. [42] For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, [43] I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' [44] "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not _______ you?' [45] "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' [46] "Then they will go _______ to eternal __________________, but the righteous to eternal _______."

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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