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Parable of the Leaven

The Parable of the Leaven (also called the Parable of the Yeast) is one of the shorter parables of Jesus. 
It appears in two of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. The differences between Gospels of Matthew 13:33 & Luke 13:20–21 are minor.  

(He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”) Matthew 13:33


Its theme is that of the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings. The final outcome is inevitable once the natural process of growth has begun.

 Matthew 13:33

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Parable of the Mustard Seed

  In 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. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”) Also its found in  Mark 4:30–32, & Luke 13:18–19.

This parable's theme is the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings.
 

Matthew 13:31-32

 

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Parable of the Growing Seed

The Parable of the Growing Seed (also called the Seed Growing Secretly or Spiritual Vegetation.)
This parable appears in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament.

According to Mark 4:26-29 (He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”)

It is a parable about growth in the Kingdom of God.

Mark 4:26-29

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Parable of the Pearl

  

The Parable of the Pearl is also called the Pearl of Great Price. According to Matthew 13:45-46 (“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.) The parable illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven.

This is about seeking and recognizing the value of God's gift.. Though the man in the previous parable may have simply run across the treasure by chance, this man purposely sought the treasure, making it his profession and purpose in life. Such an attitude is a characteristic of saving faith as the author of Hebrews writes

Heb 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

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Parable of the Hidden Treasure

 The parable illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field."   Matthew 13:44 

The setting here presupposes that someone has buried a treasure and later died. The current owner of the field is unaware of its existence. The finder, perhaps a farm labourer, is entitled to it, but is unable to conveniently extract it unless he buys the field. For a poor peasant, such a discovery of treasure represented the "ultimate dream."
This parable is generally interpreted as illustrating the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven, and thus has a similar theme to the Parable of the Pearl. The good fortune reflected in the "finding" reflects a "special privilege," and a source of joy, but also reflects a challenge, just as the man in the parable gives up all that he has, in order to lay claim to the greater treasure he has found.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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Parable of the Sower

  In this story, a sower dropped seed on the path, on rocky ground, and among thorns, and the seed was lost; but when seed fell on good earth, it grew, yielding thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold. 

"Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, some an hundred. He said unto them, He that has ears to hear, let him hear." Mark 4:3-9

 

The explanation given by Jesus:

"And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. Mark 4:10-20

                                                                                                                                                                   

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The parables of Jesus can be found in all the gospels as well as in some of the non canonical gospels but are located mainly within the three synoptic gospels (The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in the same sequence, and sometimes exactly the same wording). 
They represent a key part of the teachings of Jesus, forming approximately one third of his recorded teachings. Christians place high emphasis on these parables, since they are the words of Jesus John 8:28 

Jesus' parables are seemingly simple and memorable stories, often with imagery, and each conveys a message. Scholars have commented that although these parables seem simple, the messages they convey are deep, and central to the teachings of Jesus. Christian authors view them not as mere similitudes which serve the purpose of illustration, but as internal analogies where nature becomes a witness for the spiritual world

Themes

Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven: hearing, seeking and growing

•  The Sower

• Hidden Treasure 

• Pearl

• Growing Seed

• Mustard Seed

• Leaven

  Parables of loss and redemption

  • Lost Sheep

  • Lost Coin

  • Prodigal Son

    Parables about love and forgiveness

    •  Good Samaritan

    • Two Debtors

    • Unforgiving Servant

    Parables about prayer

    • Friend at Night

    • Unjust Judge

    • Pharisee and Publican

    Eschatological parables

    •  Faithful Servant

    • Ten Virgins

    • Great Banquet

    • Rich Fool

    • Wicked Husbandmen

    • Tares

    • The Net

    • Budding Fig Tree

    • Barren Fig Tree

    Other parables

    •  Wise and Foolish Builders

    • Lump under a Bushel

    • Unjust Steward

    • Rich Man and Lazarus

    • Talents (Minas)

    • Workers in the Vineyard

       

    The list of all  these and other Parables include : -
    

    	Parable  Matthew  Mark  Luke  John  Alert servants     13:33-37      Barren fig tree      13:6-9    Bread of life        6:31-38  Budding fig tree  24:32-35  13:28-32  21:29-33    Children in market  11:16-19    7:31-35    Christian light  5:14-16  4:21-23  8:16-18    Dinner guests      14:15-24    Divided kingdom  12:24-30  3:22-27  11:14-23    Feast invitations      14:12-14    Friend at midnight      11:5-13    Good Samaritan      10:25-37    Good shepherd        10:1-18  Great physician  9:10-13  2:15-17  5:29-32    Grooms attendants  9:14-15  2:18-20  5:33-35    Growing seed    4:26-29      Hidden treasure  13:44        Householder  13:52        Humbled guest      14:7-11    King's war plans      14:31-33    Laborers in vineyard  20:1-16        Landowner  21:33-46  12:1-12  20:9-18    Leaven  13:33    13:20-21    Lost coin      15:8-10    Lost sheep      15:4-7    Marriage feast  22:1-14        Mustard seed  13:31-32  4:30-32  13:18-19    Net of fish  13:47-50        New cloth  9:16  2:21  5:36    New wine  9:17  2:22  5:37-39    Pearl of great price  13:45-46        Pharisee and tax collector      18:9-14    Prodigal son      15:11-32    Rich man & Lazarus      16:19-31    Rich fool      12:16-21    Salt without taste  5:13  9:50  14:34-35    Servant's duty      17:7-10    Sheep and goats  25:31-46        Sign of Jonah  12:38-42    11:29-32    Tares in field (part 1)  13:24-30        Tares in field (part 2)  13:36-43        Ten Minas      19:11-27    Ten talents  25:14-30        Ten virgins  25:1-13        The Sower (part 1)  13:3-9  4:3-20  8:4-15    The Sower (part 2)  13:18-23        Two debtors      7:41-43    Two sons  21:28-32        Unclean spirit  12:43-45    11:24-26    Unjust judge      18:1-8    Unjust steward      16:1-13    Unmerciful servant  18:21-35        Unprepared builder      14:28-30    Vine and branches        15:1-17  Watching servants      12:35-40    Wise builder  7:24-27    6:47-49    Wise servant  24:45-51        Wise steward      12:42-48