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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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