Part 1

  • The parable of the Sower and the other parables, set forth in the 13th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew and in the parallel places in the Gospels according to Mark and Luke, were spoken by...
  • In the parable of the sower and the seed, the discourse was about how men accept the word of God in different ways, and how this word affects men in different ways. In the next parable ­ that of the...
  • Continuing to explain the meaning of the Kingdom of God on earth, that is, the Church ­ the society of those who believe in Him and do His will ­ Christ utters the parable of the Seed that Grows...
  • We encounter the parable of the mustard seed in three of the Evangelists: Matthew (13:31-32), Mark (4:30-32) and Luke (13:18-19). Here is how the Evangelist Matthew tells it: The kingdom of heaven is...
  • The parable of the leaven is preserved by the Evangelists Matthew (13:33-35) and Luke (13:20-21). This brief parable is set forth by the the Evangelist Matthew thus: The kingdom of heaven is like...
  • If the parable of the leaven spoke of the hidden, transfiguring action of the Gospel preaching and the grace of God on separate individuals, the next parable after it, that of the treasure hid in the...
  • The parable of the pearl, which we encounter in the thirteenth chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, in the profundity of its meaning is very much like the previous parable of the treasure hid...
  • We find the parable of the net cast into the sea in the Thirteenth Chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and...

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