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Parable of the Master and Servant

Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to the Christian Gospel of Mark

Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to the Christian Gospel of Mark

The Parable of the Master and Servant also known as the Parable of the Unworthy Servant or the Parable of the Unprofitable Servant is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, found only in Luke's Gospel (). The parable teaches that when somebody "has done what God expects, he or she is only doing his or her duty."

Narrative

The parable reads as follows:

Interpretation

This parable suggests that "even the best of God's servants are still unworthy because they have only done their duty and no more." Nobody, "no matter how virtuous or hardworking, can ever put God in his or her debt."

William Barclay relates the parable to the last verse of the Isaac Watts hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross":

Were the whole realm of Nature mine, That were an offering far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all.

The phrase "unworthy servant" in the last verse of the parable is widely used liturgically, such as in the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Scottish biblical writer William Nicoll refers to this story as "the parable of extra service".

References

References

  1. 0-89900-630-2, p. 285.
  2. 0-8028-6077-X, p. 251.
  3. [[William Barclay (theologian). 0-664-22487-3, p. 257.
  4. [[:s:When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. WikiSource: ''When I Survey the Wondrous Cross'']].
  5. [http://www.patronagechurch.com/HTML/DIVINE_LITURGY_SAINT_JOHN_CHRYSOSTOM.htm The divine liturgy of our father Saint John Chyrsostom, Byzantine Seminary Press, 1965] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-15 , footnote 100.)
  6. Nicoll, W., [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/egt/luke/17.htm The Expositor's Greek Testament] on Luke 17, accessed 4 July 2018
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