The Parables of Jesus Christ in Chronological Order

by David Brown
From the Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

PARABLES	WHERE SPOKEN	WHERE RECORDED
The Two Debtors	[Capernaum]	Lu 7:40-43
The Strong Man Armed	Galilee	Mt 12:29; Mr 3:27; Lu 11:21-22
The Unclean Spirit	Galilee	Mt 12:43-45; Lu 11:24-26
The Sower	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:3-9, 18-23; Mr 4:3-9, 14-20; Lu 8:5-8, 11-15
The Tares and Wheat	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:24-30; 36-43
The Mustard Seed	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:31-32
The Seed Growing Secretly	Seashore of Galilee	Mr 4:26-29
The Leaven	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:33; Lu 13:20-21
The Hidden Treasure	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:44
The Pearl of Great Price	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:45-46
The Draw Net	Seashore of Galilee	Mt 13:47-50
The Unmerciful Servant	Capernaum	Mt 18:21-35
The Good Samaritan	Near Jerusalem	Lu 10:29-37
The Friend at Midnight	Near Jerusalem	Lu 11:5-8
The Rich Fool	Galilee	Lu 12:16-21
The Barren Fig Tree	Galilee	Lu 13:6-9
The Great Supper	Perea	Lu 14:15-24
The Lost Sheep	Perea	Mt 18:12-14; Lu 15:3-7
The Lost Piece of Money	Perea	Lu 15:8-10
The Prodigal Son	Perea	Lu 15:11-32
The Good Shepherd	Jerusalem	Joh 10:1-18
The Unjust Steward	Perea	Lu 16:1-8
The Rich man and Lazarus	Perea	Lu 16:19-31
The Profitable Servants	Perea	Lu 17:7-10
The Importunate Widow	Perea	Lu 18:1-8
The Pharisees and Publicans	Perea	Lu 18:9-14
The Laborers in the Vineyard	Perea	Mt 20:1-16
The Pounds	Jericho	Lu 19:11-27
The Two Sons	Jerusalem	Mt 21:28-32
The Wicked Husbandmen	Jerusalem	Mt 21:33-44; Mr 12:1-12; Lu 20:9-18
The Marriage of the King’s Son	Jerusalem	Mt 22:1-14
The Ten Virgins	Mount of Olives	Mt 25:1-13
The Talents	Mount of Olives	Mt 25:14-30

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