--- title: Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: In the Talents a master gives his servants large sums of money; two trade and double theirs, but one buries his out of f --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/) / Parables: the Talents, the Sower and m… # Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more Lesson 15 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/0/) — In the Talents a master gives his servants large sums of money; two trade and double theirs, but one buries his out of fear — Christians read it as «use the gifts God gives you, do not hide them». - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/1/) — In the Sower seed falls on the path, on rocky ground, among thorns and on good soil; Jesus explained the soils as kinds of listener, and only the good soil gives a big harvest. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/2/) — Short parables picture God's kingdom: a tiny mustard seed that grows into a large plant where birds nest, a pearl so precious a merchant sells everything for it; and the two builders show that a house on rock stands in the storm while one on sand falls. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/3/) — Others are about money and mercy: the unforgiving servant is let off a huge debt but will not forgive a small one; the rich fool builds bigger barns and dies that night; vineyard workers hired late are paid the same as those hired early. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/4/) — For a child today: try instead of hiding, listen with an open heart, forgive as you were forgiven, and remember life is not about how much you own; the vineyard story is a puzzle people still argue about. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/5/) — In the Parable of the Talents a talent was a large sum of money; two servants traded and doubled theirs, and one buried his. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/6/) — The servant who buried his talent said he was afraid of his master. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/7/) — In the Parable of the Sower seed fell on the path, on rocky ground, among thorns and on good soil. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/8/) — Jesus explained the four soils as kinds of listener; only the good soil gave a big harvest. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/9/) — Seed on the rocky ground sprang up fast but withered in the sun because it had no deep roots. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/10/) — Jesus said the thorns stand for worries and the love of riches, which choke the good word like weeds. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/11/) — The kingdom of God is like a tiny mustard seed that grows into a large plant where birds nest. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/12/) — In the pearl of great price a merchant sold everything he had to buy one precious pearl. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/13/) — A wise man built his house on rock and a foolish man on sand; when the storm came, only the house on rock stood. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/14/) — The two builders show that those who put Jesus' teaching into practice stand firm in hard times. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/15/) — The unforgiving servant was forgiven a huge debt but refused to forgive a small debt owed to him. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/16/) — In the workers in the vineyard, workers hired late in the day were paid the same as those hired early. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/17/) — The early workers were paid exactly what the landowner had promised them in the morning, yet they grumbled. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/18/) — Christians read the vineyard parable as showing that God's generosity is not earned, but many find it puzzling and its fairness is discussed. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/19/) — The rich fool built bigger barns to store his wealth, but died that night. - ← previous: [Parables: the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and the Lost Sheep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/14-parables-good-samaritan-prodigal-son-lost-sheep/) - next →: [The miracles of Jesus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/16-the-miracles-of-jesus/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)