New Testament in a Year
Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service
17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe[b] to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him to have a millstone[c] tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea[d] than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.[e] 3 Watch[f] yourselves! If[g] your brother[h] sins, rebuke him. If[i] he repents, forgive him. 4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive[j] him.”
5 The[k] apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”[l] 6 So[m] the Lord replied,[n] “If[o] you had faith the size of[p] a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry[q] tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’[r] and it would obey[s] you.
7 “Would any one of you say[t] to your slave[u] who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?[v] 8 Won’t[w] the master[x] instead say to him, ‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready[y] to serve me while[z] I eat and drink. Then[aa] you may eat and drink’? 9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told,[ab] will he?[ac] 10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise;[ad] we have only done what was our duty.’”[ae]
The Grateful Leper
11 Now on[af] the way to Jerusalem,[ag] Jesus[ah] was passing along[ai] between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As[aj] he was entering[ak] a village, ten men with leprosy[al] met him. They[am] stood at a distance, 13 raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy[an] on us.” 14 When[ao] he saw them he said, “Go[ap] and show yourselves to the priests.”[aq] And[ar] as they went along, they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising[as] God with a loud voice. 16 He[at] fell with his face to the ground[au] at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.[av] (Now[aw] he was a Samaritan.)[ax] 17 Then[ay] Jesus said,[az] “Were[ba] not ten cleansed? Where are the other[bb] nine? 18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”[bc] 19 Then[bd] he said to the man,[be] “Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”[bf]
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