Luke 17:1-17

¹Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those through whom they come!

²For such people it would be better to have a millstone hung around the neck and be thrown into the sea than to cause these little ones to sin.

³So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.

⁴Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”

⁵The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”

⁶The Lord replied, “Even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Uproot yourself, and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

⁷Say you have a servant who does plowing or shepherding. When he comes in from work, do you say to him, ‘Come in and sit down now for a meal’?

⁸No. You say to him, ‘Prepare a meal for me, get yourself dressed, and serve me until I've finished my meal. After that you can have your meal.’

⁹And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.

¹⁰Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”

¹¹As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

¹²As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.

¹³They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”

¹⁴When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.

¹⁵One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.

¹⁶He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.

¹⁷“Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?