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Then He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!
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It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
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Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
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And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."
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And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
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So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
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And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?
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But will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink'?
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Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.