#parables art https://bencrowder.net/art/tags/parables/feed/ Feed for art tagged with #parables. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:29:26 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ When He Was Yet a Great Way Off https://bencrowder.net/art/when-he-was-yet-a-great-way-off/ https://bencrowder.net/art/when-he-was-yet-a-great-way-off/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT At left, a tall red vertical rectangle; in the middle, a red parallelogram leaning right; at right, another tall red vertical rectangle.
When He Was Yet a Great Way Off. A reference to Luke 15:20. “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” Made with Figma, Inkscape, and Affinity.
]]> Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant https://bencrowder.net/art/well-done-thou-good-and-faithful-servant/ https://bencrowder.net/art/well-done-thou-good-and-faithful-servant/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT A red circle above a triangle at left; a white circle above an arm-like triangle at right.
Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant. A reference to Matthew 25:19–21. “After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” The white circle and triangle at right represent the Lord's head and arms as he embraces the mortal at left, represented by the red circle and triangle. Made with Figma, Procreate, and Affinity Photo.
]]> Even as unto Thee https://bencrowder.net/art/even-as-unto-thee/ https://bencrowder.net/art/even-as-unto-thee/ Sun, 21 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT Five right-aligned red horizontal bars of decreasing lengths top to bottom, with a golden circle to the right of each.
Even as unto Thee. A reference to Matthew 20:8–14. “So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.” The red rectangles represent the laborers; the yellow circles represent the pennies. Made with Figma, Procreate, and Affinity Photo.
]]> Prodigal Son III https://bencrowder.net/art/prodigal-son-iii/ https://bencrowder.net/art/prodigal-son-iii/ Sat, 06 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT Three vertical red rectangles. The leftmost is angled to the left; the center rectangle is angled more dramatically to the right; the rightmost is angled slightly to the left.
Prodigal Son III. A reference to Luke 15:11–32. From left, the rectangles represent the jealous elder son, the father running, and the prodigal son returning. Made with Figma and Affinity Photo.
]]> Prodigal Son II https://bencrowder.net/art/prodigal-son-ii/ https://bencrowder.net/art/prodigal-son-ii/ Wed, 18 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT Three red circle-and-triangle figures.
Prodigal Son II. A reference to Luke 15:11–32. From left, the figures represent the jealous elder son, the father running, and the prodigal son returning. Made with Figma and Affinity Photo.
]]> Neither the Day nor the Hour https://bencrowder.net/art/neither-the-day-nor-the-hour/ https://bencrowder.net/art/neither-the-day-nor-the-hour/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT Five yellow circles above five hollow circles.
Neither the Day nor the Hour. A reference to the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1–13. “Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.” Made in Figma and Affinity Photo.
]]> When the Light Shall Begin to Break Forth https://bencrowder.net/art/when-the-light-shall-begin-to-break-forth/ https://bencrowder.net/art/when-the-light-shall-begin-to-break-forth/ Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT When the Light Shall Begin to Break Forth artwork
When the Light Shall Begin to Break Forth. A reference to Christ’s Second Coming as described in D&C 45:36 (and also Matthew 24:27 and Joseph Smith–Matthew 1:26). “And when the light shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them like unto a parable which I will show you—ye look and behold the fig trees, and ye see them with your eyes, and ye say when they begin to shoot forth, and their leaves are yet tender, that summer is now nigh at hand; even so it shall be in that day when they shall see all these things, then shall they know that the hour is nigh.” Made with Figma and Photoshop.
]]> Oil in Their Vessels https://bencrowder.net/art/oil-in-their-vessels/ https://bencrowder.net/art/oil-in-their-vessels/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT Oil in Their Vessels artwork
Oil in Their Vessels. A reference to the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1–13. Made with Figma and Photoshop.
]]> Prodigal Son https://bencrowder.net/art/prodigal-son/ https://bencrowder.net/art/prodigal-son/ Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT Prodigal Son artwork
Prodigal Son. A reference to Luke 15:11–32. From left, the figures represent the jealous elder son, the father running, and the prodigal son returning. Made in Procreate Pocket and Photoshop.
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