parable of the faithful and wicked servants

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New Testament parable biblical parable teaching of Jesus

The parable of the faithful and wicked servants is a teaching of Jesus that contrasts a loyal, watchful servant with a negligent, abusive one to warn about readiness and accountability for his return.

Aliases (7)

Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants ×46
Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servant ×1
Parable of the Minas ×1
Parable of the Talents ×1
Parable of the Ten Virgins ×1
Parable of the Watchful Servants ×1
parable of the faithful and prudent steward ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament parable → biblical parable → teaching of Jesus →
addressesAudience	Jesus' disciples → early Christian community →
alsoKnownAs	Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servant → Parable of the Watchful Servants →
biblicalReference	Luke 12:35–48 → Matthew 24:45–51 →
canonicalStatus	part of the canonical Gospels →
emphasizes	being ready at an unknown hour → moral vigilance → responsible stewardship →
foundIn	Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Matthew →
genre	didactic narrative →
hasMainContrast	faithful servant GENERATED → wicked servant →
hasMainTheme	accountability → faithfulness → judgment → readiness for Christ's return → watchfulness →
illustrates	punishment for unfaithfulness → reward for faithfulness →
languageOfComposition	Koine Greek →
moralLesson	greater knowledge brings greater accountability → those entrusted with responsibility must remain faithful →
relatedTo	Parable of the Minas → Parable of the Talents → Parable of the Ten Virgins →
setInContextOf	Jesus' eschatological discourse → teachings on the end times →
symbolizes	Christ as the returning master → disciples as servants →
taughtBy	Jesus →
teachesAbout	divine judgment on unfaithful servants → the coming of the Son of Man GENERATED →
timeOfOrigin	1st century CE →
tradition	Christianity →
usedIn	Christian eschatology → Christian preaching → moral exhortation →
warnsAbout	abuse of authority → spiritual negligence → unpreparedness for the master's return →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants ("Parable of the Ten Virgins") → Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants ("Parable of the Talents") → Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants ("Parable of the Minas") →	relatedTo
Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants ("Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servant") → Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants ("Parable of the Watchful Servants") →	alsoKnownAs
Matthew 24 →	containsParable
Fidelis dispensator et prudens ("parable of the faithful and prudent steward") →	namedAfter