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)
3 And he spake to them much in parables, saying: Lo, went out the sower of the (seed) to sow.
4 And in the sowing it, some indeed fell on the path; and came the birds, and ate them.
5 Others and fell on the rocky ground where not it had earth much; and immediately sprung up, through the not to have a depth of earth;
6 sun and having arisen, it was scorched; and through the not have a root, was dried up.
7 Others and fell among the thorns; and sprung up the thorns, and coked them.
8 Others and fell on the ground the good; and bore fruit, the one a hundred, the other sixty, the other thirty.
9 He having ear to hear, let him hear.
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)
25 And lo, a lawyer certain stood up, tempting him, and saying: O teacher, what shall I do life agelasting I may inherit?
26 He and said to him: In the law what has been written? how readest thou?
27 He and answering said: Thou shalt love Lord the God of thee out of whole of the heart of thee, and out of whole of the soul of thee, and out of whole of the strength of thee, and out of whole of the mind of thee; and the neighbor of thee as thyself.
28 He said and to him: Rightly thou hast answered; this do, and thou shalt live.
29 He but choosing to justify himself, said to the Jesus: And who is of me a neighbor?
30 Replying and the Jesus said: A man certain was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and robbers fell among; who both stripping him and blows having inflicted, they departed, leaving half dead being.
31 By chance and a priest certain was going down in the way that, and seeing him, passed along.
32 In like manner and also a Levite, having come near the place, coming and seeing, passed along.
33 A Samaritan but certain traveling, came near him, and seeing him, he was moved with pity.
34 And having approached he moved the wounds of him, pouring on oil and wine; having set and him on the own beast led him to an inn, and he took care of him.
35 And on the next day having come out, having taken out two denarii he gave to the inn keeper, and said to him: Take care of him; and whatever thou mayest expend more, I, in the return me, I will pay to thee.
36 Which then of them of the three a neighbor seems to thee to have been to the having fallen among the robbers?
37 He and said: He having shown the pity towards him. Said and to him the Jesus: Go, and thou do in like manner.
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)
4 What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, not leaves behind the ninetynine in the desert, and goes after that having been lost, till he may find it?
5 And having found, he lays on the shoulders of himself rejoicing;
6 and coming into the house he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them: Rejoice with me, for I found the sheep of me that having been lost.
7 I say to you, that thus joy will be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, than over ninetynine just ones, who no need have of reformation.
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)
11 He said and: A man certain had two sons.
12 And said to younger of them to the father: O father, give to me the falling to part of the property. And he divided to them the living.
13 And after not many days having gathered together all the younger son, went abroad into a country distant; and there wasted the property of himself, living dissolutely.
14 Having expended and of him all, came a famine mighty throughout the country that; and he began to be in want.
15 And having gone he united with one of the citizens of the country that; and he sent him into the fields of himself to feed swine.
16 And he longed to fill the belly of himself from the pods, which were eating the swine; and no one gave to him.
17 To himself and coming, he said: How many hired servants of the father of me have an abundance of bread? I and here with hunger am perishing.
18 Having arisen I will go the father of me, and will say to him: O father, I sinned against the heaven and in presence of thee;
19 no longer I am fit to be called a son of thee; make me as one of the hired servants of thee.
20 And having arisen he went to the father of himself. While but of him at a distance being, saw him the father of him, and was moved with pity; and running he fell on the neck of him and repeatedly kissed him.
21 Said and to him the son: O father, I sinned against the heaven and in presence of thee; and no longer I am fit to be called a son of thee.
22 Said but the father to the slaves of himself: Bring you out the robe the chief, and clothe you him, and give you a fingerring into the hand of him, and shoes for the feet.
23 And having brought the calf the fatted do you sacrifice; and eating we may be joyful;
24 for this the son of me dead was, and again alive; and having been lost he was, and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 Was and the son of him the elder in a field; and as he was coming near to the house, he heard a sound of music and dancers.
26 And having called to one of the servants, he inquired what may be these things?
27 He and said to him: That the brother of thee is come; and has sacrificed the father of thee the calf the fatted, because safe him he received.
28 He was angry and, and not was disposed to enter. The therefore father of him going out besought him.
29 He and answering said to the father: Lo, so many years do I slave for thee, and never a command of thee I passed by; and to me never thou gavest a kid, that with the friends of me I might be joyful.
30 When and the son of the this, the having devoured of thee the living with harlots, come, thou has sacrificed for him the calf the fatted.
31 He and said to him: O child, thou always with me art, and all the mine thine is.
32 To be joyful but and to be glad it is proper, for the brother of thee this dead was, and again is alive; and having been lost was, and is found.
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 like is the kingdom of the heaven to a man a merchant, seeking choice pearls.
46 Finding and one costly pearl, going he sold all as much as he had, and bought it.
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)
9 He spoke and also to some those trusting in themselves that they are just ones, and despising the others, the parable this:
10 Men two went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a taxgather.
11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, these he prayed: The God, I give thanks to thee, that not I am like the others of the men, plunders, unjust ones, adulterers, or even like this the taxgatherer.
12 I fast twice of the week, I tithe all what I acquire.
13 And the taxgather at a distance having been standing not would not even the eyes to the heaven lift up; but he smote on the breast of himself, saying: The God, be propitious to me the sinner.
14 I say to you, went down this having been justified to the house of himself, or for that; for every one the exalting himself, will be humbled; he but humbling himself, will be exalted.
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)
14 Like for a man going abroad called the own slaves, and delivered to them the goods of him.
15 and to him indeed he gave five talents, to him and two, to him and one; to each according to the own power; and went abroad immediately.
16 Going and he the five talents having received, traded with them, and made other five talents.
17 Likewise also he the two, gained also he other two.
18 He but the one having received having retired digged in the earth, and hid the silver of the lord of him.
19 After but time much comes the lord of the slaves those, and adjusts with them an account.
20 And coming he the five talents having received, brought other five talents, saying: O lord, five talents to me thou delivered; see, other five talents I gained upon them.
21 Said to him the lord of him: Well, O slave good and faithful; over a few (things) thou wast faithful, over many thee I will place; enter into the joy of the lord of thee.
22 Coming and also he the two talents having received, said: O lord, two talents to me thou deliveredst; lo, other two talents I gained upon them;
23 Said to him the lord of him: Well, O slave good and faithful; over a few (things) thou wast faithful, over many thee I will place; enter into the joy of the lord of thee.
24 Coming and also he the one talent having taken, said: O lord, I knew thee, that hard thou art a man, reaping where not thou sowed, and gathering whence not thou scatteredst;
25 and being afraid, going away I hid the talent of thee in the earth; lo, thou hast the thine.
26 Answering and the lord of him said to him: O wicked slave and slothful, didst thou know, that I reap where not I sowed, and gather whence not I scattered?
27 It behooved then thee cast the silver of me to the bankers; and coming I might have received the mine with interest.
28 Take you therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents.
29 To the for having all shall be given, and he shall abound; from but the not having, even what he has, shall be taken away from him.
30 And the useless slave cast you into the darkness the outer; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
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)
19 A man now certain was rich, and was clothed purple and fine linen, feasting every day sumptuously.
20 A poor and certain was named Lazarus, who was laid at the gate of him being covered with sores,
21 and longing to be fed from the crumbs those falling from the table of the rich; but even the dogs coming licked the sores of him.
22 It happened and to die the poor, and to be borne away him by the messengers into the bosom Abraham. Died and also the rich, and was buried.
23 And in the unseen having lifted the eyes of himself, being in torment, sees the Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus in the bosoms of him.
24 And he crying out said: O father Abraham, do thou pity me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of the finger of himself of water, and may cool the tongue of me; for I am in pain in the flame this.
25 Said and Abraham: O child, remember, that thou didst receive the things good of thee in the life of the, and Lazarus in like manner the things bad; now but this is comforted, thou and art in pain.
26 And besides all these, between of us and of you a chasm great has been fixed, so that those wishing to pass over hence to you, not is able, nor those thence to us cross over.
27 He said then: I beseech then thee, O father, that thou wouldst send him to the house of the father of me;
28 I have for five brothers; that he may testify to them, that not also they may come into the place this of the torment.
29 Says to him Abraham: They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 He and said: No, O father, Abraham; but if one from dead ones may go to them, they will reform.
31 He said but to him: If Moses and the prophets not they hear, neither if one out of dead one should rise, will they be convinced.
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)
24 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: May be compared the kingdom of the heavens to a man sowing good seed in the field of him.
25 In and the to sleep the men, came of him the enemy, and sowed darnel through midst of the wheat; and went forth.
26 When and was spring up the blade and fruit yielded, then appeared also the darnel.
27 Coming and the slaves of the householder, said to him: O lord, not good seed didst thou sow in the thy field? whence then has it darnel?
28 He and said to them: An enemy a man this has done. The and slaves said to him: Dost thou wish then going forth we should gather them?
29 He said: No; lest, gathering the darnel, you should root up with them the wheat.
30 Leave them to grow together both till the harvest; and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters: Gather you first the darnel, and bind you them into bundles, for the to burn them; the but wheat bring together into the barn of me.
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)
1 Then will be compared the kingdom of the heavens ten virgins, who having taken the lamps of them, went out to a meeting of the bridegroom.
2 Five and were of them prudent, and five foolish.
3 Who foolish, having taken the lamps of them, not took with themselves oil.
4 The but prudent took oil in the vessels of them with the lamps of them.
5 Delaying and the bridegroom, nodded all, and did sleep.
6 Of middle and night a cry was raised; Lo, the bridegroom comes; go out to a meeting of him.
7 Then arose all the virgins those, and put in order the lamps of them.
8 The but foolish to the prudent said: Give to us out of the oil of you, because the lamps of us are extinguished.
9 Answered but the prudent, saying: Lest not it might suffice to us and to you; go you rather to the selling, and buy to yourselves.
10 Going away and of them to buy, came the bridegroom; and the prepared ones entered with him into the nuptialfeasts; and was closed the door.
11 Afterwards and came also the remaining virgins, saying: O lord, O lord, open to us.
12 The but answering said: Indeed I say to you, not know you.
13 Watch you therefore, because not you know the day, nor the hour.
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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