The Wicked Servant, Ian Pollock, contemporary. Wallace Collection. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not to be confused with the parable of the Two Debtors) is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew.According to Matthew 18:21–35 it is important to forgive others as we are forgiven by God, as illustrated by the negative example of the unforgiving servant. EICH Gallery. The parable of the unforgiving servant, also called the parable of the unmerciful servant, is told by Jesus to illustrate the necessity of forgiveness and mercy. The drift of the parable is to take off the artificial limit laid by Peter, and by the Pharisees before him, on the disposition to forgive an offending brother, and to leave it limitless, -- infinite, as far as the faculties and the time of men can reach. In context, Jesus has just told the Parable of the Lost Sheep which leads to a conversation about forgiveness. This is a parable or a story Jesus told to teach a lesson to us. But the king not only lets the servant out of going to jail, he erases his whole debt! In the story, a king forgives a great debt owed him by his servant (v. 23-27). The details of the parable are hyperbolic: a servant owes his master… Purpose. The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, John SC Abbott and Jacob Abbott, 1878. The Unmerciful Servant, John Everett Millais, 1864. The Parable of The Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18:23-35 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not to be confused with the parable of the Two Debtors) is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew.According to Matthew 18:21–35 it is important to forgive by Sharla Guenther. The Unmerciful Servant. Tate Gallery. And then he does a strange thing. The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Detraditionalized Ray on the Bible > Other Articles > The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Detraditionalized Most traditional teachings of this parable have one thing in common: they ignore or excuse away the main point and the moral of the story. Prayerfully study Matthew 18:21–35; 6:12, 14–15; and Doctrine and Covenants 58:42.Then study the lesson and decide how you … The parable of the unmerciful servant is...wait a minute! The Unmerciful Servant, attributed to Willem Drost, c 1655. The king has every right to be angry when the servant can't pay it back. Let’s take the easy one first. Jesus illustrates his view of unending mercy with a parable demonstrating how the real disciple has experience unlimited forgiveness and therefore should extend unlimited forgiveness to others. The Unforgiving Servant, African Mafa. 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