3. So watch yourselves!“If a believer sins, correct him. If he changes the way he thinks and acts, forgive him.
4. Even if he wrongs you seven times in one day and comes back to you seven times and says that he is sorry, forgive him.”
5. Then the apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith.”
6. The Lord said, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots, and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you.
7. “Suppose someone has a servant who is plowing fields or watching sheep. Does he tell his servant when he comes from the field, ‘Have something to eat’?
8. No. Instead, he tells his servant, ‘Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.’
9. He doesn’t thank the servant for following orders.
10. That’s the way it is with you. When you’ve done everything you’re ordered to do, say, ‘We’re worthless servants. We’ve only done our duty.’ ”
11. Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee on his way to Jerusalem.
12. As he went into a village, ten men with a skin disease met him. They stood at a distance
13. and shouted, “Jesus, Teacher, have mercy on us!”
14. When he saw them, he told them, “Show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were made clean.
15. When one of them saw that he was healed, he turned back and praised God in a loud voice.
16. He quickly bowed at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (The man was a Samaritan.)
17. Jesus asked, “Weren’t ten men made clean? Where are the other nine?
18. Only this foreigner came back to praise God.”
19. Jesus told the man, “Get up, and go home! Your faith has made you well.”
20. The Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God would come.He answered them, “People can’t observe the coming of the kingdom of God.
21. They can’t say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ You see, the kingdom of God is within you.”
22. Jesus said to his disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.