Jesus used many stories to illustrate his teachings, some of the stories he told are called behavioural parables. They help us to understand his message in more detail. Grouped together in relation to relevant lines of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, these parables have been re-written from the Greek in modern English and each one is accompanied by a reflective meditation that draws out the moral of the story. The nature of each character is revealed by their speech and actions. The way that they behave can be contemplated on and their moral values discussed.