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.
23. People will say, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Don’t run after those people.
24. The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning that flashes from one end of the sky to the other.