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3 Pay atten­tion to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, for­give him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, say­ing, ‘I repent,’ you must for­give him.”

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mus­tard seed, you could say to this mul­berry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

7 “Will any one of you who has a ser­vant plow­ing or keep­ing sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? 8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Pre­pare sup­per for me, and dress prop­erly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and after­ward you will eat and drink’? 9 Does he thank the ser­vant because he did what was com­manded? 10 So you also, when you have done all that you were com­manded, say, ‘We are unworthy ser­vants; we have only done what was our duty.’”

11 On the way to Jer­u­s­alem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a vil­lage, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a dis­tance 13 and lif­ted up their voices, say­ing, “Jesus, Mas­ter, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, prais­ing God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giv­ing him thanks. Now he was a Samar­itan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this for­eigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” (ESV)