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Across
- 4. Men who build on rock and on sand (11)
- 8. Person we are called to love, even across barriers (8)
- 9. Farmer who scatters seed in a story Jesus told (5)
- 11. Thorns that choke the word in a parable (5)
- 12. Feast where some refuse the king’s invitation (14)
- 13. Precious item found in a parable of great value (5)
- 15. Bridesmaids prepared with extra oil for the delay (11)
- 19. Weeds sown among wheat by an enemy (5)
- 22. Tiny grain that grows into a large plant (11)
- 23. Small coin the woman searches for carefully (8)
- 26. Bridesmaids shut out for lack of oil (14)
- 28. Time of gathering that pictures final judgment (7)
- 30. Character who either uses or hides the master’s gift (7)
- 31. Wayward child who wastes his share and returns (7)
- 35. Helper at the temple who also passes by (6)
- 37. Distant place where the prodigal wastes his wealth (10)
- 38. Yeast picturing influence spreading through the whole (6)
- 39. Shifting ground under the foolish builder’s house (4)
Down
- 1. One who says no then obeys, and one who does not (7)
- 2. Animal the shepherd seeks until it is found (9)
- 3. Creatures sorted as good or bad at the end (4)
- 5. Man forgiven much who refuses to forgive (18)
- 6. Religious man who passes by on the other side (6)
- 7. Heart that hears and bears much fruit (8)
- 10. Buried wealth found in a field (14)
- 11. Good crop picturing true children of the kingdom (5)
- 14. Firm foundation for the wise builder’s house (4)
- 16. Fishing tool picturing the kingdom gathering many (3)
- 17. Figure of authority returning to settle accounts (6)
- 18. Small light held by the waiting virgins (4)
- 20. Day’s wage given to each vineyard worker (8)
- 21. Traveler who helps a wounded stranger (13)
- 24. Supply that wise bridesmaids bring for their lamps (3)
- 25. Tree that fails to bear fruit in its season (7)
- 27. Animal prepared for a celebration feast (10)
- 29. Field where workers are hired at many hours (8)
- 32. Small grain picturing God’s word in hearts (4)
- 33. Ground types representing different heart responses (4)
- 34. Large sum of money entrusted to servants (6)
- 36. Smaller sum of money given to servants to trade (4)
