1. He said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur.
2. It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
3. Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4. And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.”
5. And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6. The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to [this] mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7. “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?
8. Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’?
9. Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?
10. So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
11. As he continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
12. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met [him]. They stood at a distance from him
13. and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”