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Bible Quiz: Parable of the Unmerciful Servant


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1) In Jesus' Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, a king demanded repayment of a debt from one of his servants. However, the servant was not able to pay so the king ordered that he, his wife and children be sold into slavery to repay the debt. What did the servant do to try to get out of this situation?

He got aboard a ship and tried to escape from the king.

He asked everyone he knew to loan him money to repay the debt.

He begged the king to be patient with him and promised to pay back all he owed.

He took his family and fled to Egypt to escape from the king.


2) What did the king do?

He sent soldiers to capture the servant.

He had the servant, his wife and all his children sold into slavery.

He took pity on the servant and allowed him additional time to repay the debt.

He took pity on the servant, canceled his debt, and let him go.


3) What did the servant do when he found a fellow servant who owed him some money?

He had his fellow servant, his wife and all his children sold into slavery.

He had his fellow servant thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

He took pity on his fellow servant and allowed him additional time to repay the debt.

He took pity on his fellow servant, canceled his debt, and let him go.


4) What is the lesson of this parable?

We cannot serve both God and money.

It is a sin to borrow money and not repay it.

We should not lend money unless we are willing to forgive the debt if it cannot be repaid.

We must be willing to forgive others in return for forgiveness from God.