Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
In the earlier parables, Jesus left people wondering what he meant. In the latter parables, Jesus was often very direct. For example, in Matthew...
In a surprising parable, Jesus taught his disciples to be shrewd in our money management to produce eternal benefits.
It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder...