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It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
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Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
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And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
Faith and Duty
5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
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"If you have faith the size of a mustard seed," the Lord said, "you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
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"Which one of you having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?
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Instead, will he not tell him, 'Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink'?
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Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?
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In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, 'We are good-for-nothing slaves; we've only done our duty.' "
The 10 Lepers
11 While traveling to Jerusalem, He passed between Samaria and Galilee.
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As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases met Him. They stood at a distance