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Then said heunto the disciples,It isimpossiblebut that offences will come: butwoe unto him, throughwhom they come!
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It were better for himthat a millstonewerehangedabouthisneck,and he castinto the sea,thanthat he should offendone of these little ones.
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Take heed to yourselves:If*thybrothertrespassagainstthee,rebukehim;andif he repent, forgivehim.
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Andif he trespassagainstthee seven times in a day,and seven times in a day turn againtothee,saying, I repent; thou shalt forgivehim.
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And the apostlessaid unto the Lord,Increaseourfaith.
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And the Lordsaid, If ye hadfaithas a grain of mustard seed, ye mightsay unto thissycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou plantedin the sea;and it shouldobeyyou.
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Butwhichofyou,having a servantplowingor feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is comefrom the field,Go and sit down to meat?
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And will not rather say unto him, Make readywherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serveme,till I have eatenanddrunken; andafterward*thou shalt eatanddrink?
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Dothhethankthatservantbecause he did the things that were commandedhim? I trownot.
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Solikewiseye,when ye shall have doneall those things which are commandedyou,say*, We areunprofitableservants*: we have done that which was our duty to do.
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And it came to pass, ashewenttoJerusalem,thathepassedthrough the midst of SamariaandGalilee.