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¹ And Jesus said to his disciples: It cannot be, but that offences will come: but woe to him, by whom they come.² Better for him were it, if a millstone were suspended to his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.³ Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother transgress, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.⁴ And if he shall offend against thee seven times in a day, and, seven times in a day, shall turn himself to thee, and say, I repent; forgive him.⁵ And the Legates said to our Lord: Increase our faith.⁶ He said to them: If ye had faith like a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this mulberry-tree, Be thou torn up by the roots, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.⁷ Which of you, having a servant driving a yoke of oxen, or tending sheep, will say to him when he cometh from the field, Pass on at once, and recline for supper?⁸ But he will say to him: Prepare for me what I may sup upon, and gird thy loins and serve me, until I have eaten and drunken; and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink.⁹ Hath he thanks for him, because the servant did what was commanded him? I think not.¹⁰ So also ye, when ye have done all the things commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we were obligated to do.

¹¹ And it occurred as Jesus advanced towards Jerusalem, that he passed among the Samaritans into Galilee.¹² And when he drew near to enter a certain village, there met him ten leprous men; and they stood at a distance,¹³ and raised their voice, and said: Our Rabbi, Jesus, have compassion upon us.¹⁴ And when he had looked upon them, he said to them: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And as they were going, they were cleansed.¹⁵ And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, and with a loud voice, glorified God.¹⁶ And he fell on his face, at the feet of Jesus, and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan.¹⁷ And Jesus answered, and said: Were they not ten who were cleansed? Where are the nine?¹⁸ Have they so gone as not to come and give glory to God; except this one, who is of another nation?¹⁹ And he said to him; Arise, and go: thy faith hath given thee life.

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