What is Parable of the Faithful Servant?
[[File:Teachings of Jesus 32 of 40. the faithful and wise steward. Jan Luyken etching. Bowyer Bible.gif|thumb|300px|Illustration by [[Jan Luyken]].]] The '''Parable of the Faithful Servant''' (or '''Parable of the Door Keeper''') is a [[Parables of Jesus|parable of Jesus]] written in the [[New Testament]] in [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 24:42-51, [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 13:34-37, and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 12:35-48. ==What [[Jesus]] said== The parable: {{quotation| Be [[Parable of the Great Banquet|dressed]] ready for service and keep your [[Lamp under a Bushel|lamps]] [[Parable of the Ten Virgins|burning]], like men waiting for [[Parable of the Master and Servant|their master]] to return from a [[wedding]] banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the [[thief]] was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the [[Son of Man]] will come at an hour when you do not expect him. [[Saint Peter|Peter]] asked, Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone? The Lord answered, Who then is the faithful and wise [[manager]], whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their [[food]] allowance at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. But suppose the servant says to himself, 'My master is taking a long time in coming,' and he then begins to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and get drunk. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not