As 10 parábolas mais importantes de Jesus

Jesus ensinou lições profundas por meio de parábolas, histórias curtas e simbólicas que comunicam verdades espirituais. Cada parábola tem um significado especial e atemporal, revelando o caráter de Deus e ensinando como viver como cristãos. Aqui estão 10 das parábolas mais marcantes e suas lições:

1. Parábola do Semeador (Mateus 13:3-9)

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow: 
and as he sowed, some {grains} fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them; 
and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of {the ground} because of not having {any} depth of earth, 
but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having {any} root were dried up; 
and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them; 
and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty. 
He that has ears, let him hear. 

Mateus 13:3-9

A parábola do semeador fala sobre a receptividade das pessoas à Palavra de Deus. Cada tipo de solo representa diferentes maneiras de receber e aplicar o Evangelho em nossas vidas. Somente um coração fértil e comprometido pode dar frutos espirituais abundantes.

2. O Bom Samaritano (Lucas 10:25-37)

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal? 
And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 
But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself. 
And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live. 
But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 
And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into {the hands of} robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state. 
And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side; 
and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked {at him} and passed on on the opposite side. 
But a certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing {him}, was moved with compassion, 
and came up {to him} and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to {the} inn and took care of him. 
And on the morrow {as he left}, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, *I* will render to thee on my coming back. 
Which {now} of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into {the hands of} the robbers? 
And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do *thou* likewise. 

Lucas 10:25-37

Essa parábola nos ensina sobre o amor ao próximo, independentemente de raça ou religião. O samaritano ajudou um desconhecido, mostrando que a verdadeira fé se revela no amor ao próximo.

3. A Ovelha Perdida (Lucas 15:4-7)

What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 
and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing; 
and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep. 
I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, {more} than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance. 

Lucas 15:4-7

Deus é como o pastor que busca incessantemente uma ovelha perdida. Essa parábola revela o amor incansável de Deus pelos pecadores, celebrando a alegria no céu quando alguém se arrepende.

4. O Filho Pródigo (Lucas 15:11-32)

And he said, A certain man had two sons; 
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls {to me}. And he divided to them what he was possessed of. 
And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery. 
But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want. 
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 
And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him. 
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine. 
I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; 
I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 
And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses. 
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son. 
But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in {it}, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; 
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry: 
for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry. 
And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming {up}, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. 
And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be. 
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well. 
But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him. 
But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends: 
but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 
But he said to him, Child, *thou* art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. 
But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found. 

Lucas 15:11-32

A parábola do filho pródigo fala sobre o perdão e o amor incondicional de Deus por Seus filhos, mesmo quando se desviam.

5. A Pérola de Grande Valor (Mateus 13:45-46)

45 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;

46 and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.

Mateus 13:45,46

Jesus ensina que o Reino de Deus é o bem mais precioso e devemos estar dispostos a renunciar tudo para possuí-lo.

6. O Fariseu e o Publicano (Lucas 18:9-14)

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest {of men}, this parable: 
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer. 
The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer. 
I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain. 
And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner. 
I say unto you, This {man} went down to his house justified rather than that {other}. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. 

Lucas 18:9-14

Essa parábola nos lembra que Deus valoriza um coração humilde e arrependido, em contraste com a arrogância espiritual. O publicano, ao reconhecer seus pecados, foi justificado diante de Deus.

7. Os Talentos (Mateus 25:14-30)

For {it is} as {if} a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance. 
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country. 
And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents. 
In like manner also he that {had received} the two, {he also} gained two others. 
But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. 
And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them. 
And he that had received the five talents came to {him} and brought five other talents, saying, {My} lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them. 
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord. 
And he also that had received the two talents came to {him} and said, {My} lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. 
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 
And he also that had received the one talent coming to {him} said, {My} lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered, 
and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine. 
And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered; 
thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest. 
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents: 
for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him. 
And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 

Mateus 25:14-30

Nesta história, Jesus ensina sobre a responsabilidade de usar bem os dons e recursos que Deus nos confiou. A fidelidade nas pequenas coisas abre portas para bênçãos maiores.

8. O Rico e Lázaro (Lucas 16:19-31)

Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day. 
And {there was} a poor man, by name Lazarus, {who} was laid at his gateway full of sores, 
and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores. 
And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried. 
And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 
And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame. 
But Abraham said, Child, recollect that *thou* hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and *thou* art in suffering. 
And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who {desire to cross} from there pass over unto us. 
And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father, 
for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment. 
But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them. 
But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent. 
And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among {the} dead will they be persuaded. 

Lucas 16:19-31

A parábola alerta sobre as consequências de negligenciar os necessitados e viver para si mesmo. Também destaca a realidade do julgamento e da vida após a morte.

9. O Joio e o Trigo (Mateus 13:24-30)

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field; 
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away. 
But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also. 
And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel? 
And he said to them, A man {that is} an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it {up}? 
But he said, No; lest {in} gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it. 
Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary. 

Mateus 13:24-30

Essa história simboliza o bem e o mal coexistindo no mundo até o julgamento final, quando Deus fará a separação entre os justos e os ímpios.

10. As Dez Virgens (Mateus 25:1-13)

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom. 
And five of them were prudent and five foolish. 
They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them; 
but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches. 
Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept. 
But in {the} middle of {the} night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him. 
Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches. 
And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out. 
But the prudent answered saying, {We cannot,} lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves. 
But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the {ones that were} ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. 
Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; 
but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you. 
Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 

Mateus 25:1-13

Jesus enfatiza a necessidade de estarmos sempre preparados espiritualmente para Sua segunda vinda, pois ninguém sabe o momento exato.

As parábolas de Jesus continuam sendo fontes ricas de sabedoria e direção para a vida cristã. Ao aplicarmos esses ensinamentos, nos aproximamos mais de Deus e de Sua vontade.

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