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The parable of the minas is generally similar to the parable of the talents, but differences include the inclusion of the motif of a king obtaining a kingdom [6] and the entrusting of ten servants with one mina each, rather than a number of talents (1 talent = 60 minas). Only the business outcomes and consequential rewards of three of the ...
The lazy servant searches for his buried talent, while the two other servants present their earnings to their master. Although the basic theme of each of these parables is essentially the same, the differences between the parables in the Gospel of Matthew and in the Gospel of Luke are sufficient to indicate that the parables are not derived ...
Godspell is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. [1] The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ appearing briefly near the end.
This depiction of the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant on a stained glass window in Scots' Church, Melbourne shows the initial forgiving of the debt, and the final punishment of the unforgiving servant. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Unforgiving Creditor, Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not ...
An elderly woman in Westminster, London, in 1892 reportedly recognised the tune Hipkins knew as belonging to a song about the Lazarus parable. Broadwood matched a typical version of the lyrics to "Dives and Lazarus" with this tune attested by Hipkins and the lady from Westminster, stating that "they suit it so well that there is a great ...
Schweizer notes that money only appears three times in the gospel, here, during the betrayal of Judas, and in the parable of the three servants. [4] There are clear parallels between the betrayal of Judas and the bribing of the guards, Nolland states that Judas was bought for what he knew, and the guards are bought to hide what they know. [5]
This parable suggests that "even the best of God's servants are still unworthy because they have only done their duty and no more." [2] Nobody, "no matter how virtuous or hardworking, can ever put God in his or her debt." [1] William Barclay [3] relates the parable to the last verse of the Isaac Watts hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross":
The song has been performed in several variants, sometimes expanded to up to eleven verses, [2] but in the most common variant as sung by modern interpreters, it is reduced to four verses, removing the mention of Razin and reducing the three omens in the dream to a single one. [3] These lyrics may be translated as: