Bible Verses About Parables

Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.

But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.

And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.

But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.

Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.

And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.

And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.

And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment? But he was silent.

Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.

So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.

Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done.

But this know ye, that, if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season?

Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.

Amen I say to you: he shall place him over all his goods.

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:

And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards:

The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not and at an hour that he knoweth not:

And shall separate him and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.

And five of them were foolish and five wise.

But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them.