Bible Verses About Parables

Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage.

But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.

And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.

But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie.

Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.

Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.

So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.

Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.

And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.

Then sayd the King to the seruants, Binde him hand and foote: take him away, and cast him into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For many are called, but fewe chosen.

Now learne the parable of the figge tree: when her bough is yet tender, and it putteth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.

So likewise ye, when ye see all these things, know that the kingdom of God is neere, eue at ye doores.

Verely I say vnto you, this generation shall not passe, till all these things be done.

Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knewe at what watch the thiefe would come, he woulde surely watch, and not suffer his house to be digged through.

Who then is a faithfull seruaunt and wise, whom his master hath made ruler ouer his household, to giue them meate in season?

Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

Verely I say vnto you, he shall make him ruler ouer all his goods.

But if that euil seruant shall say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,

And begin to smite his fellowes, and to eate, and to drinke with the drunken,

That seruaunts master will come in a day, when he looketh not for him, and in an houre that he is not ware of,

And will cut him off, and giue him his portion with hypocrites: there shalbe weeping, and gnashing of teeth.

Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.

And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.

The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.