Luke 17:4-6
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Jesus warns his disciples about spoiling the spirit of the new kingdom
17 1-3a Then Jesus said to his disciples, “It is inevitable that there should be pitfalls, but alas for the man who is responsible for them! It would be better for that man to have a mill-stone hung round his neck and be thrown into the sea, than that he should trip up one of these little ones. So be careful how you live.
3b-4 “If your brother offends you, take him to task about it, and if he is sorry, forgive him. Yes, if he wrongs you seven times in one day and turns to you and says, ‘I am sorry’ seven times, you must forgive him.”
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith.”
6 And he replied, “If your faith were as big as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this fig-tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea’, and it would do what you said!”
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Luke 17:4-6
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4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”(A)
5 The apostles(B) said to the Lord,(C) “Increase our faith!”
6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed,(D) you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.(E)
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