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 spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed. 
And while he sowith, summe seedis felden bisidis the weie, and briddis of the eir camen, and eeten hem. 
But othere seedis felden in to stony places, where thei hadden not myche erthe; and anoon thei sprongen vp, for thei hadden not depnesse of erthe. 
But whanne the sonne was risun, thei swaliden, and for thei hadden not roote, thei drieden vp. 
And other seedis felden among thornes; and thornes woxen vp, and strangeleden hem. 
But othere seedis felden in to good lond, and yauen fruyt; summe an hundrid foold, an othir sixti foold, an othir thritti foold. 
He that hath eris of heryng, here he. 

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 lo! a wise man of the lawe ros vp, temptynge hym, and seiynge, Maister, what thing schal Y do to haue euerlastynge lijf? 
And he seide to hym, What is writun in the lawe? hou redist thou? 
He answeride, and seide, Thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al thi soule, and of alle thi strengthis, and of al thi mynde; and thi neiybore as thi silf. 
And Jhesus seide to hym, Thou hast answerid riytli; do this thing, and thou schalt lyue. 
But he willynge to iustifie hym silf, seide to Jhesu, And who is my neiybore? 
And Jhesu biheld, and seide, A man cam doun fro Jerusalem in to Jerico, and fel among theues, and thei robbiden hym, and woundiden hym, and wente awei, and leften the man half alyue. 
And it bifel, that a prest cam doun the same weie, and passide forth, whanne he hadde seyn hym. 
Also a dekene, whanne he was bisidis the place, and saiy him, passide forth. 
But a Samaritan, goynge the weie, cam bisidis hym; and he siy hym, and hadde reuthe on hym; 
and cam to hym, and boond togidir hise woundis, and helde in oyle and wynne; and leide hym on his beest, and ledde in to an ostrie, and dide the cure of hym. 
And another dai he brouyte forth twey pans, and yaf to the ostiler, and seide, Haue the cure of hym; and what euer thou schalt yyue ouer, Y schal yelde to thee, whanne Y come ayen. 
Who of these thre, semeth to thee, was neiybore to hym, that fel among theues? 
And he seide, He that dide merci in to hym. And Jhesus seide to hym, Go thou, and do thou on lijk maner. 

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)

and seide, What man of you that hath an hundrith scheep, and if he hath lost oon of hem, whethir he leeueth not nynti and nyne in desert, and goith to it that perischide, til he fynde it? 
And whanne he hath foundun it, he ioieth, and leyith it on hise schuldris; and he cometh hoom, 
and clepith togidir hise freendis and neiyboris, and seith to hem, Be ye glad with me, for Y haue founde my scheep, that hadde perischid. 
And Y seie to you, so ioye schal be in heuene on o synful man doynge penaunce, more than on nynti and nyne iuste, that han no nede to penaunce. 

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 seide, A man hadde twei sones; 
and the yonger of hem seide to the fadir, Fadir, yyue me the porcioun of catel, that fallith to me. And he departide to hem the catel. 
And not aftir many daies, whanne alle thingis weren gederid togider, the yonger sone wente forth in pilgrymage in to a fer cuntre; and there he wastide hise goodis in lyuynge lecherously. 
And aftir that he hadde endid alle thingis, a strong hungre was maad in that cuntre, and he bigan to haue nede. 
And he wente, and drouy hym to oon of the citeseyns of that cuntre. And he sente hym in to his toun, to fede swyn. 
And he coueitide to fille his wombe of the coddis that the hoggis eeten, and no man yaf hym. 
And he turnede ayen to hym silf, and seide, Hou many hirid men in my fadir hous han plente of looues; and Y perische here thorouy hungir. 
Y schal rise vp, and go to my fadir, and Y schal seie to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; 
and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone, make me as oon of thin hirid men. 
And he roos vp, and cam to his fadir. And whanne he was yit afer, his fadir saiy hym, and was stirrid bi mercy. And he ran, and fel on his necke, and kisside hym. 
And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone. 
And the fadir seide to hise seruauntis, Swithe brynge ye forth the firste stoole, and clothe ye hym, and yyue ye a ryng in his hoond, 
and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we, and make we feeste. 
For this my sone was deed, and hath lyued ayen; he perischid, and is foundun. And alle men bigunnen to ete. 
But his eldere sone was in the feeld; and whanne he cam, and neiyede to the hous, he herde a symfonye and a croude. 
And he clepide oon of the seruauntis, and axide, what these thingis weren. 
And he seide to hym, Thi brother is comun, and thi fadir slewe a fat calf, for he resseyuede hym saaf. 
And he was wrooth, and wolde not come in. Therfor his fadir wente out, and bigan to preye hym. 
And he answerde to his fadir, and seide, Lo! so many yeeris Y serue thee, and Y neuer brak thi comaundement; and thou neuer yaf to me a kidde, that Y with my freendis schulde haue ete. 
But aftir that this thi sone, that hath deuourid his substaunce with horis, cam, thou hast slayn to hym a fat calf. 
And he seide to hym, Sone, thou art euer more with me, and alle my thingis ben thine. 
But it bihofte for to make feeste, and to haue ioye; for this thi brother was deed, and lyuede ayen; he perischide, and is foundun. 

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 Eftsoone the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a marchaunt, that sechith good margaritis;

46 but whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte 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 seide also to sum men, that tristiden in hem silf, as thei weren riytful, and dispiseden othere, this parable, 
seiynge, Twei men wenten vp in to the temple to preye; the toon a Farisee, and the tother a pupplican. 
And the Farisee stood, and preiede bi hym silf these thingis, and seide, God, Y do thankyngis to thee, for Y am not as other men, raueinouris, vniust, auoutreris, as also this pupplican; 
Y faste twies in the woke, Y yyue tithis of alle thingis that Y haue in possessioun. 
And the pupplican stood afer, and wolde nether reise hise iyen to heuene, but smoot his brest, and seide, God be merciful to me, synnere. 
Treuli Y seie to you, this yede doun in to his hous, and was iustified fro the other. For ech that enhaunsith hym, schal be maad low, and he that mekith hym, schal be enhaunsid. 

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 as a man that goith in pilgrimage, clepide hise seruauntis, and bitook to hem hise goodis; 
and to oon he yaf fyue talentis, and to another tweyne, and to another oon, to ech after his owne vertu; and wente forth anoon. 
And he that hadde fyue besauntis, wente forth, and wrouyte in hem, and wan othere fyue. 
Also and he that hadde takun tweyne, wan othere tweyne. 
But he that hadde takun oon, yede forth, and dalf in to the erthe, and hidde the money of his lord. 
But after long tyme, the lord of tho seruauntis cam, and rekenede with hem. 
And he that hadde takun fyue besauntis, cam, and brouyte othere fyue, and seide, Lord, thou bytokist to me fyue besauntis, loo! Y haue getun aboue fyue othere. 
His lord seide to hym, Wel be thou, good seruaunt and feithful; for on fewe thingis thou hast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee on manye thingis; entre thou in to the ioye of thi lord. 
And he that hadde takun twey talentis, cam, and seide, Lord, thou bitokist to me twey besauntis; loo! 
Y haue wonnen ouer othir tweyne. His lord seide to him, Wel be thou, good seruaunt and trewe; for on fewe thingis thou hast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee on many thingis; entre thou in to the ioie of thi lord. 
But he that hadde takun o besaunt, cam, and seide, Lord, Y woot that thou art an hard man; thou repist where thou hast not sowe, and thou gederist togidere where thou hast not spred abrood; 
and Y dredynge wente, and hidde thi besaunt in the erthe; lo! thou hast that that is thin. 
His lord answeride, and seide to hym, Yuel seruaunt and slowe, wistist thou that Y repe where Y sewe not, and gadir to gidere where Y spredde not abrood? 
Therfor it bihofte thee to bitake my money to chaungeris, that whanne Y cam, Y schulde resseyue that that is myn with vsuris. 
Therfor take awei fro hym the besaunt, and yyue ye to hym that hath ten besauntis. 
For to euery man that hath me schal yyue, and he schal encreese; but fro hym that hath not, also that that hym semeth to haue, schal be taken awey fro him. 
And caste ye out the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtmer derknessis; ther schal be wepyng, and gryntyng 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)

There was a riche man, and was clothid in purpur, and whit silk, and eete euery dai schynyngli. 
And there was a begger, Lazarus bi name, that lai at his yate ful of bilis, 
and coueitide to be fulfillid of the crummes, that fellen doun fro the riche mannus boord, and no man yaf to hym; but houndis camen, and lickiden hise bilis. 
And it was don, that the begger diede, and was borun of aungels in to Abrahams bosum. 
And the riche man was deed also, and was biried in helle. And he reiside hise iyen, whanne he was in turmentis, and say Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum. 
And he criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham, haue merci on me, and sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur in watir, to kele my tunge; for Y am turmentid in this flawme. 
And Abraham seide to hym, Sone, haue mynde, for thou hast resseyued good thingis in thi lijf, and Lazarus also yuel thingis; but he is now coumfortid, and thou art turmentid. 
And in alle these thingis a greet derk place is stablischid betwixe vs and you; that thei that wolen fro hennus passe to you, moun not, nethir fro thennus passe ouer hidur. 
And he seide, Thanne Y preie thee, fadir, that thou sende hym in to the hous of my fadir. 
For Y haue fyue britheren, that he witnesse to hem, lest also thei come in to this place of turmentis. 
And Abraham seide to him, Thei han Moyses and the prophetis; here thei hem. 
And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham, but if ony of deed men go to hem, thei schulen do penaunce. 
And he seide to hym, If thei heren not Moises and prophetis, nethir if ony of deed men rise ayen, thei schulen bileue to hym. 

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)

Anothir parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a man, that sewe good seed in his feld. 
And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei. 
But whanne the erbe was growed, and made fruyt, thanne the taris apperiden. 
And the seruauntis of the hosebonde man camen, and seiden to hym, Lord, whether hast thou not sowun good seed in thi feeld? where of thanne hath it taris? 
And he seide to hem, An enemy hath do this thing. And the seruauntis seiden to him, Wolt thou that we goon, and gaderen hem? 
And he seide, Nay, lest perauenture ye in gaderynge taris drawen vp with hem the whete bi the roote. 
Suffre ye hem bothe to wexe in to repyng tyme; and in the tyme of ripe corne Y shal seie to the reperis, First gadere ye to gidere the taris, and bynde hem to gidere in knytchis to be brent, but gadere ye whete in to my berne. 

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)

Thanne the kyngdoom of heuenes schal be lijk to ten virgyns, whiche token her laumpis, and wenten out ayens the hosebonde and the wijf; 
and fyue of hem weren foolis, and fyue prudent. 
But the fyue foolis token her laumpis, and token not oile with hem; 
but the prudent token oile in her vessels with the laumpis. 
And whilis the hosebonde tariede, alle thei nappiden and slepten. 
But at mydnyyt a cryy was maad, Lo! the spouse cometh, go ye oute to mete with him. 
Thanne alle tho virgyns risen vp, and araieden her laumpis. 
And the foolis seiden to the wise, Yyue ye to vs of youre oile, for oure laumpis ben quenchid. 
The prudent answeriden, and seiden, Lest perauenture it suffice not to vs and to you, go ye rather to men that sellen, and bie to you. 
And while thei wenten for to bie, the spouse cam; and tho that weren redi, entreden with him to the weddyngis; and the yate was schit. 
And at the last the othere virgyns camen, and seiden, Lord, lord, opene to vs. 
And he answeride, and seide, Treuli Y seie to you, Y knowe you not. 
Therfor wake ye, for ye witen not the dai ne the our. 

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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