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 spake to them many things in similes, saying: Lo, the sower went forth to sow, 
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them, 
and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth, 
and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered, 
and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them, 
and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. 
He who is having ears to hear -- 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 lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit? 
And he said unto him, In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read? 
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself. 
And he said to him, Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live. 
And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 
and Jesus having taken up [the word], said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving [him] half dead. 
And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side; 
and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side. 
But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion, 
and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him; 
and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee. 
Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers? 
and he said, He who did the kindness with him, then Jesus said to him, Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner. 

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 out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it? 
and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing, 
and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one. 
I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation. 

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 the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living. 
And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously; 
and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want; 
and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine, 
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him. 
And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing! 
having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, 
and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings. 
And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him; 
and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son. 
And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet; 
and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry, 
because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry. 
And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing, 
and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be, 
and he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back. 
And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him; 
and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry; 
but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf. 
And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine; 
but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was 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 reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as 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 spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: 
Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer; 
the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer; 
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things -- as many as I possess. 
And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner! 
I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling 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 -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, 
and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately. 
And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents; 
in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two; 
and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lords money. 
And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them; 
and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them. 
And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord. 
And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them. 
His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord. 
And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter; 
and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own! 
And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter! 
it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase. 
Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents, 
for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him; 
and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the 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)

And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day, 
and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores, 
and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. 
And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried; 
and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, 
and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame. 
And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed; 
and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through. 
And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father, 
for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment. 
Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them; 
and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform. 
And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of 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 simile he set before them, saying: The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field, 
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away, 
and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel. 
And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel? 
And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up? 
And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat, 
suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse. 

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 reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; 
and five of them were prudent, and five foolish; 
they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil; 
and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps. 
And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping, 
and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him. 
Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps, 
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out; 
and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves. 
And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut; 
and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us; 
and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you. 
Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come. 

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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