Luke 17:1-10 - Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, And Service

¹ Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that causes of stumbling should come; but alas for him through whom they come! ² It would be well for him if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea, rather than that he should cause even one of these little ones to fall. ³ Be on your guard. "If your brother acts wrongly, reprove him; and if he is sorry, forgive him; ⁴ and if seven times in a day he acts wrongly towards you, and seven times turns again to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."

⁵ And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."

⁶ "If your faith," replied the Lord, "is like a mustard seed, you might command this black-mulberry-tree, 'Tear up your roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and instantly it would obey you.

⁷ But which of you who has a servant ploughing, or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the farm, 'Come at once and take your place at table,' ⁸ and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'? ⁹ Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders? ¹⁰ So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'"