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But the Master said, "You don't need more faith. There is no 'more' or 'less' in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, 'Go jump in the lake,' and it would do it.
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"Suppose one of you has a servant who comes in from plowing the field or tending the sheep. Would you take his coat, set the table, and say, 'Sit down and eat'?
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Wouldn't you be more likely to say, 'Prepare dinner; change your clothes and wait table for me until I've finished my coffee; then go to the kitchen and have your supper'?
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Does the servant get special thanks for doing what's expected of him?
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It's the same with you. When you've done everything expected of you, be matter-of-fact and say, 'The work is done. What we were told to do, we did.'"
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It happened that as he made his way toward Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between Samaria and Galilee.
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As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance
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but raised their voices, calling out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"
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Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests."
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One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God.
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He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough - and he was a Samaritan.
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Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where are the nine?
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Can none be found to come back and give glory to God except this outsider?"
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Then he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith has healed and saved you."
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Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar.
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Nor when someone says, 'Look here!' or, 'There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you."
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He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing.
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And they'll say to you, 'Look over there!' or, 'Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense.
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The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes.