lilies arrayed in finery that surpasses Solomon in all his glory (6:28–29); the plank in the eye (7:3–5); and so on. But these aren’t parables. In fact, Matthew’s account of the sermon is 107 verses long and only 4 verses near the very end could technically be described as parable. Luke does include one saying not found in Matthew’s record of the Sermon, and Luke expressly calls it a parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?” (Luke 6:39).*** That, of course,