Page 63 - Quintessential Gospel of Jesus Christ 1

Parable of Ten Virgins

The kingdom of God will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to
greet the bridegroom and the bride. Five were wise, and five were foolish. The
foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them. The wise took oil in the
vessels with their lamps. The bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and
slept. At midnight, there was the sound of a trumpet, announcing the bridegroom
return; go out to greet him! Then all the virgins got up and prepared their lamps.
The foolish said to the wise ones, give us some of your oil, our lamps are going
out. Then the wise answered, saying, why, there would not be enough for us and
for you; go to those who sell and buy for yourselves. While they went to buy, the
bridegroom came; and those who were ready entered with him into the
banqueting house, and the door was locked. Afterward the other virgins also
came and said, our lord, our lord, open to us. He answered and said to them; I do
not know you. Be alert, you do not know the day or the hour of my return. He said
to his followers let us walk to the neighboring towns and cities, so that I may
teach there also;

Parable of Two Sons

What do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first one and said to
him, my son, go and work today in the vineyard. He answered and said, I do not
want to, but later he regretted and went. He came to the other one and spoke to
him likewise. And he answered, saying, here am I, my father, and yet he did not
go. Which of these two did the will of his father? They said to him, the first one.

Parables Great Supper and Narrow Gate

Again, he said strive to enter through the narrow gate. I say to you that many will
seek to inter and will not be able. The hour when the Lord of the house rises up
and locks the gate you will be eating, drinking enjoying pleasures of this world
unaware of what is to come. You will be locked out and come knocking at the
gate but it will not be open to you. You will speak out and say Lord open to us.
He will answer and say I sent my servant to invite you to come but you were too
busy buying and sell, eating and drinking enjoying worldly pleasures. I do not
know you or where you come from. They will say we have eaten and drunk in
your presence and you taught in our streets. He will say to them depart from me;
you workers of iniquity.

The Leper Healed

When he came down from the mountain large crowds followed him. There came
a man who was covered with leprosy; he saw Jesus and came and fell on his
face at his feet worshiping begging saying if you will you can cleanse me. Jesus
had compassion on him and stretched out his hand and touched him then said to