Luke 17:1-10
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And he said to his disciples, u "Temptations to sin are v sure to come, but w woe to the one through whom they come!
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x It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
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Pay attention to yourselves! y If your brother sins, z rebuke him, and if he repents, a forgive him,
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and if he sins against you b seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
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c The apostles said to the Lord, d "Increase our faith!"
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And the Lord said, e "If you had faith like f a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this g mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
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"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'?
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Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and h dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'?
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Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
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So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are i unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
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Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
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Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
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Luke 22:22
For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!
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Matthew 18:6
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mark 9:42
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
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Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Matthew 18:21 - 22
Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?
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Leviticus 19:17
You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
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Matthew 6:14
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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Matthew 18:21
Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?
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Mark 6:30
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
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Mark 9:24
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!
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Matthew 17:20
He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
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Matthew 13:31
He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
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Luke 19:4
So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.
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John 13:4
Rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
Luke 12:35
Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning.
Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
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Matthew 25:30
And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Job 22:2 - 3
Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
Job 35:7
If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
Romans 11:35
"Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?"
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