^{1 Ref} And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!

^{2 Ref} It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

^{3 Ref} Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

^{4 Ref} And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

^{5 Ref} And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

^{6 Ref} And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

⁷ But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

^{8 Ref} and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

⁹ Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?

^{10 Ref} Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.