English-German translations for parable

• Parabel die
  Jesus Christus erzählte die Parabel vom guten Samariter, der, obwohl von allen verachtet, nicht einfach weiterging wie die anderen.Jesus Christ related the parable of the Good Samaritan. It was the despised Samaritan who did not pass by on the other side as others had.
• Gleichnis das
  Wir kennen alle das Gleichnis vom Splitter und vom Balken im Auge. We all know the parable of the mote and the beam.
  In seinem Tenor verweist dieses Gleichnis auf die Grundlage des Glaubens. This parable was meant as a reference to faith and its foundations.
  Bei der Diskussion über die Regierungskonferenz kam mir dieses Gleichnis in den Sinn. Nonetheless, I was reminded of this parable during the IGC discussion.
• Gleichniserzählung die
• Gleichnisrede
• parabolisch

Definition of parable

• A short narrative illustrating a lesson by comparison or analogy
• To represent by parable
• That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable

Examples

• In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus Christ convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son
• Catholic sermons normally draw on at least one Biblical lecture, often parables

Related words

• separable
• comparable
• incomparable
• inseparable
• irreparable
• reparable
• uncomparable
• sparable
• separable verb