Parable of the Pearl
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The Parable of the Pearl is one of the parables of Jesus Christ. It appears in Matthew 13 and illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (left) paired with the Parable of the Pearl (right) on a stained glass window in Scots' Church, Melbourne
The Pearl of Great Price, by Domenico Fetti, 17th century
Anonymous, 1900
Parable of the Lost Sheep
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It is about a man who leaves his flock of ninety-nine sheep in order to find the one which
Parable of the Lost Sheep (right) in St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland
Depiction of the Good Shepherd by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne showing the influence of this parable.
James Tissot – The Good Shepherd (Le bon pasteur) – Brooklyn Museum