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He said to his disciples, "Hard trials and temptations are bound to come, but too bad for whoever brings them on!
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Better to wear a millstone necklace and take a swim in the deep blue sea than give even one of these dear little ones a hard time!
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"Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him.
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Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, 'I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him."
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The apostles came up and said to the Master, "Give us more faith."
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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?