Kingdom Parables
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THE KINGDOM PARABLES<br />
Then there was a break and he explains the Parable of Tares to his<br />
disciples.<br />
Now the remaining three parables are told only to the disciples. They<br />
are:<br />
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure,<br />
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price,<br />
and the Parable of the Dragnet.<br />
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.54 Coming to his<br />
hometown,<br />
Thus Matthew gives all the seven parables in the context of the<br />
<strong>Kingdom</strong> parables in one day, consecutively in that order.<br />
It is true that some of the parables are found elsewhere as shown below:<br />
Parable of the sower Matt. 13:3-8<br />
Mark 4:3-8<br />
Luke 8:5-8<br />
Parable of the Tares Matt. 13 24-30<br />
Parable of the Mustard Seed<br />
Matt.13:31-32<br />
Mark 4:30-32<br />
Parable of the Leaven Matt. 13:33<br />
Luke 13:44<br />
Parable of the Hidden Treasure Matt 13:44<br />
Parable of the Pearl of Great Matt. 13:45-46<br />
Price<br />
The Parable of the Dragnet Matt 13:47-48<br />
Here we see that three parables were given by Jesus elsewhere in<br />
different contexts. Like a true teacher he used his parables at different<br />
times may be for different meanings. However in the Matthew 13 we are<br />
given them as a series of parables with the start:<br />
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