Luke 16:19-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Rich Man and Lazarus 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; […]
Luke 18:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge 18 Then Jesus[a] told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. 3 In that city there was a widow […]
Matthew 13:33 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Yeast 33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Footnotes: Matthew 13:33 Gk hid in New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 […]
Luke 18:9-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by […]