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.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servant	2
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 talents	1
parable of the faithful and prudent steward	1
parable of the faithful and wicked servants canonical	1
parable of the unjust steward	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: parable of the faithful and wicked servants
Context triple: [Matthew 24, containsParable, parable of the faithful and wicked servants]

A. The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
B. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
C. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a famous 1633 maritime painting by Rembrandt depicting a dramatic biblical scene of Christ calming a storm-tossed sea.
D. Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
E. Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: parable of the faithful and wicked servants
Target entity description: 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.

A. The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
B. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
C. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a famous 1633 maritime painting by Rembrandt depicting a dramatic biblical scene of Christ calming a storm-tossed sea.
D. Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
E. Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament parable ⓘ biblical parable ⓘ teaching of Jesus ⓘ
addressesAudience	Jesus' disciples ⓘ linked to: Apostles early Christian community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servant ⓘ linked to: parable of the faithful and wicked servants Parable of the Watchful Servants ⓘ linked to: parable of the faithful and wicked 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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ linked to: parable of the faithful and wicked servants Parable of the Talents ⓘ linked to: parable of the faithful and wicked servants Parable of the Ten Virgins ⓘ linked to: parable of the faithful and wicked servants
setInContextOf	Jesus' eschatological discourse ⓘ teachings on the end times ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as the returning master ⓘ disciples as servants ⓘ
taughtBy	Jesus ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
teachesAbout	divine judgment on unfaithful servants ⓘ the coming of the Son of Man ⓘ
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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matthew 24 → containsParable → parable of the faithful and wicked servants ⓘ

Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants → alsoKnownAs → Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servant ⓘ

subject linked to: parable of the faithful and wicked servants