Parables of 12
Question: According to Luke 12:6, how many sparrows are sold for two pennies?
What is five?
In Luke 13:6-9, Jesus tells a parable about a man looking for fruit on this type of tree.
What is a fig tree?
In Luke 14:5, Jesus asks if it is lawful to rescue this animal on the Sabbath, challenging the Pharisees’ strict interpretation of the law.
What is an ox (or a donkey)?
In Luke 12:6-7, Jesus tells His disciples not to fear because this person knows the number of hairs on their head.
Who is God (the Father)?
In Luke 12:22-31, Jesus teaches that life is more than food and the body more than clothing. He tells His disciples to seek this first, and all other needs will be provided.
What is the Kingdom of God?
In Luke 12:22-31, Jesus tells His disciples not to worry about what two things, because God will provide?
What are food and clothing?
In Luke 13:11-13, Jesus heals a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit for this many years.
What is 18 years?
In Luke 14:10, Jesus advises taking the lowest seat at a banquet, so the host may do this for you.
What is invite you to move up to a better seat?
In Luke 13:10-13, Jesus heals a woman who had been crippled for 18 years. Who becomes angry at this miracle happening on the Sabbath?
Who is the synagogue ruler?
In Luke 13:23-24, when someone asks Jesus if only a few will be saved, He responds by telling them to strive to enter through this kind of door.
What is the narrow door?
In Luke 12:15, Jesus warns against all kinds of this sin, saying that life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.
What is greed?
In Luke 13:25, Jesus describes a scenario where people knock on a door, pleading for entry, but the master of the house responds with this chilling statement, showing the urgency of true discipleship.
What is "I do not know you or where you come from"?
In Luke 14:13-14, Jesus tells His followers to invite this group of people to their meals, rather than their wealthy friends, because they cannot repay them.
Who are the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind?
In Luke 14:1-6, Jesus heals a man suffering from dropsy in the house of a ruler of this religious group, challenging their understanding of the Sabbath.
Who are the Pharisees?
In Luke 13:6-9, Jesus tells a parable about a barren fig tree that is given one more year to bear fruit before being cut down. The fig tree represents Israel, but theologically, what does this parable warn all people about?
That God does not have unlimited patience.
In Luke 12:49-53, Jesus states that He did not come to bring peace, but rather this, symbolizing division even within families.
What is fire?
In Luke 13:24, Jesus says to strive to enter through this kind of gate, because many will try but not be able to.
What is the narrow gate?
In Luke 14:33, Jesus states that anyone who wants to be His disciple must do this, demonstrating total commitment.
What is give up everything they have?
In Luke 13:31-33, a group of Pharisees warns Jesus that this ruler wants to kill Him, but Jesus calls him a "fox" and continues His mission.
Who is Herod Antipas?
In Luke 12:35-40, Jesus tells a parable about servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet. Theologically, what does this parable teach about the nature of Christian discipleship?
What is to constantly be ready?
In Luke 12:40, Jesus commands His followers to be ready for this eschatological event, which will come at an unexpected hour.
What is the second coming?
In Luke 13:28-29, Jesus warns that some will be cast out of the kingdom while people from all directions will enter. This teaching alludes to which Old Testament prophet about Gentiles joining God’s people?
Who is Isaiah?
Isaiah 49:6 ("I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth")
In Luke 14:26-27, Jesus teaches that His disciples must "carry their cross" and follow Him. This radical call to discipleship is later echoed by which apostle, who writes about being "crucified with Christ"?
Who is Paul? (Galatians 2:20 – "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.")
In Luke 12:42-48, Jesus tells a parable about a faithful and wise manager. According to Jesus, what will happen to the servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or act accordingly?
What is he will be beaten with many blows?
In Luke 12:16-21, Jesus tells the Parable of the Rich Fool, where a man stores up wealth but dies before enjoying it. What key theological principle does this parable emphasize?
What is the futility of earthly riches and the importance of being "rich toward God"?