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Parables of Jesus Word Search

A parable is a short story about ordinary things that carries a deeper lesson. The Gospels record around forty of the ones Jesus told, including the sower and the good Samaritan.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • fig tree
  • good samaritan
  • harvest
  • lamp
  • lost coin
  • lost sheep
  • mustard seed
  • net
  • pearl
  • prodigal son
  • soil
  • sower
  • talents
  • treasure
  • vineyard

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Words in the Parables of Jesus word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

soil
Four kinds of ground the seed fell on in one parable.
sower
Farmer who scattered seed across different sorts of ground.
lamp
Light Jesus said belongs on a stand, not under a bowl.
net
Fishing net that gathered every kind of fish in one parable.
pearl
Costly pearl a merchant sold everything he had to buy.
vineyard
Grape farm used as the setting for several parables.
harvest
Gathering time, standing for the end of the age.
lost sheep
One sheep the shepherd left ninety nine to go find.
lost coin
Silver coin a woman swept the whole house to find.
good samaritan
Traveler who stopped to help a stranger left beaten on the road.
prodigal son
Younger son who wasted his money and then came home.
mustard seed
Very small seed that grows into a large plant.
talents
Sums of money three servants were told to manage.
fig tree
Tree given one more year to produce fruit.
treasure
Riches found hidden in a field and bought with everything.
leaven
Yeast a woman worked through a whole batch of dough.
tares
Weeds left growing among the wheat until harvest.
ten virgins
Ten young women waiting with lamps for a bridegroom.
wedding feast
Banquet whose invited guests all made excuses.
narrow gate
Small entrance Jesus said only a few people find.

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