Parables of Jesus for Kids

'The Parable of The Wedding Banquet' is about saying Yes to God's invitation to lead a life worthy of heaven. This parable stresses that one should be willing to change when he receives an invitation from God.

'The Parable of the Lowest Place' from the Gospel of St. Luke stresses the importance of humility. In this parable, Jesus explained that when one is invited to banquet, one should not take the most important chair at the table.

'The Parable of The Ten Virgins' is about five wise and five foolish bridesmaids. All of them went to meet the bridegroom taking their lamps with them, but only the wise women carried extra oil as a precaution.

'The Parable of The Barren Fig Tree' is about a man who plants a fig tree in his vineyard. After a few years, when he came back to collect the fruits, he finds the tree barren, so he asks his gardener to cut it down.

In 'The Parable of The Good Samaritan' a man is attacked on the road by robbers, and they leave him half dead on the road side. A Priest and a Levite walk by without offering any help.

'The Parable of a Seed Growing by Itself' is about a man who sows seeds in a field. The man then comes back when the grain is ripe with a sickle to reap the harvest.

'The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge' is about a persistent widow who keeps going to an unjust judge seeking justice. The judge at first refuse to help her, but later agrees because the widow kept coming to him.

One day a Pharisee and Tax Collector go to pray. During prayer, the Pharisee compares himself to the Tax collector, and considers himself blameless. Whereas, the Tax collector was beating his chest crying 'Forgive me, I'm a sinner'.

'The Parable of 'The Friend at Midnight' is about a man who goes to his friend's place seeking bread. Even though the friend refuses to help him at first, he eventually gives him what he wants because of his persistence.

In the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, Jesus compares the owner of a vineyard to God, and explains that the owner pays the workers whatever he feels like. This parable stresses that God's ways are not the ways of people.