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· kai The ho apostles apostolos said legō to the ho Lord kyrios, “ Increase prostithēmi our hēmeis faith pistis!” And de the ho Lord kyrios said legō, “ If ei you had echō faith pistis like hōs a grain kokkos of mustard sinapi seed , you could an say legō to ho this houtos sycamore sykaminos, ‘ Be uprooted ekrizoō and kai planted phyteuō in en the ho sea thalassa,’ and kai it would an obey hypakouō you hymeis. Which tis one · de of ek you hymeis, having echō a servant plowing arotriaō or ē tending poimainō sheep , who hos, when he comes eiserchomai in from ek the ho field agros, will say legō to him autos, ‘ Come here parerchomai at once eutheōs and recline anapiptō at dinner ’? Will he not ouchi, rather alla, say legō to him autos, ‘ Prepare hetoimazō what tis I am to eat deipneō, then kai change perizōnnymi clothes and wait diakoneō on me egō while heōs I eat esthiō and kai drink pinō, and kai after meta this houtos you sy may eat esthiō and kai drink pinō’? Does he express echō thanks charis to the ho servant because hoti he did poieō the ho things that were commanded diatassō? 10 So houtōs · kai it is with you hymeis. When hotan you have done poieō all pas that ho was commanded diatassō, say legō, ‘ We are eimi unworthy achreios servants; we have done poieō no more than hos we were obliged opheilō to do poieō.’”

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Faith and Obedience

Then the apostles told the Lord, “Give us more faith!”

The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of[a] a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you!

“Suppose a man among you has a servant plowing or watching sheep. Would he say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and have something to eat’? Of course not. Instead, he would say to him, ‘Get dinner ready for me, and put on your apron and wait on me until I eat and drink. Then you can eat and drink.’ He doesn’t praise the servant for doing what was commanded, does he? 10 That’s the way it is with you. When you have done everything you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are worthless servants. We have done only what we ought to have done.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:6 Lit. faith of