Increase Our Faith
5 1The apostles said to the Lord,
2“Increase our faith! ”
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And the Lord said,
3“If you had faith like
4a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this
5mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea, ’ and it would obey you.
Unworthy Servants
7 “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’?
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Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and
6dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?
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Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
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So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are
7unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty. ’”
Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers
11 8On the way to Jerusalem
9he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.
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And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,
10who stood at a distance
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and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. ”
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When he saw them he said to them, “Go and
11show yourselves to the priests. ”And as they went they were cleansed.
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Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
12praising God with a loud voice;
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and
13he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was
14a Samaritan.
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Then Jesus answered, “Were not
15ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
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Was no one found to return and
16give praise to God except this
17foreigner? ”
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And he said to him, “Rise and go your way;
18your faith has
19made you well. ”