1. Jesus said to his followers, “Things will surely happen that will make people sin. But it will be very bad for anyone who makes this happen.
2. It will be very bad for anyone who makes one of these little children sin. It would be better for them to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned in the sea.
3. So be careful! “If your brother or sister in God’s family does something wrong, warn them. If they are sorry for what they did, forgive them.
4. Even if they do something wrong to you seven times in one day, but they say they are sorry each time, you should forgive them.”
5. The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”
6. The Lord said, “If your faith is as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Dig yourself up and plant yourself in the ocean!’ And the tree will obey you.
7. “Suppose one of you has a servant who has been working in the field, plowing or caring for the sheep. When he comes in from work, what would you say to him? Would you say, ‘Come in, sit down and eat’?