The kingdom of heaven is like to a net, etc. This parable does not differ in meaning from that of the tares. The gospel is compared to a n…

Have you understood all these things? The verb is the same as that used in the parable of the Sower. A spiritual and intellectual …

They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

They answered very glibly, yet probably not one of them fully understood the seven parables in this c…

Glossa Ordinaria: When the crowd had departed, the Lord spoke to His disciples in parables, through which they were instructed…

Jesus’ question picks up the disciples’ request for an explanation (v.36) but goes beyond it, since the question is introduced after three addition…

Have you understood all these things? We must keep in mind what we have previously seen, that all the parables of Christ were explained in…

Jesus saith unto them
This is left out in the Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, …

Here are four parables.

1. That of the treasure hidden in the field. Many disregard the gospel because they look only at the surface o…

Previously, the Lord parabolically showed both the obstacles and the growth of the Gospel teaching; now, however, He shows its dignity through some…