7. “Suppose one of you has a servant who is ploughing or looking after the sheep. When he comes in from the field, do you tell him to hurry and eat his meal?
8. Of course not! Instead, you say to him, ‘Get my supper ready, then put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may have your meal.’
9. The servant does not deserve thanks for obeying orders, does he?
10. It is the same with you; when you have done all you have been told to do, say, ‘We are ordinary servants; we have only done our duty.’ ”
11. As Jesus made his way to Jerusalem, he went along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12. He was going into a village when he was met by ten men suffering from a dreaded skin disease. They stood at a distance
13. and shouted, “Jesus! Master! Take pity on us!”
14. Jesus saw them and said to them, “Go and let the priests examine you.”On the way they were made clean.
15. When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16. He threw himself to the ground at Jesus' feet and thanked him. The man was a Samaritan.
17. Jesus said, “There were ten men who were healed; where are the other nine?
18. Why is this foreigner the only one who came back to give thanks to God?”
19. And Jesus said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has made you well.”