<P> The Parable of the Faithful Servant (or Parable of the Door Keeper) is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 24: 42 - 51, Mark 13: 34 - 37, and Luke 12: 35 - 48 about how it is important for the faithful to keep watch . </P> <P> In Matthew, it immediately precedes the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which has a similar eschatological theme of being prepared for the day of reckoning . </P>

Who said to whom much is given much is required