7. “Suppose one of you has a servant who has been plowing the ground or caring for the sheep. When the servant comes in from working in the field, would you say, ‘Come in and sit down to eat’?
8. No, you would say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Then get yourself ready and serve me. After I finish eating and drinking, you can eat.’
9. The servant does not get any special thanks for doing what his master commanded.
10. It is the same with you. When you have done everything you are told to do, you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done the work we should do.’ ”
11. While Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he was going through the area between Samaria and Galilee.
12. As he came into a small town, ten men who had a skin disease met him there. They did not come close to Jesus
13. but called to him, “Jesus! Master! Have mercy on us!”
14. When Jesus saw the men, he said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.”As the ten men were going, they were healed.
15. When one of them saw that he was healed, he went back to Jesus, praising God in a loud voice.
16. Then he bowed down at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (And this man was a Samaritan.)
17. Jesus said, “Weren’t ten men healed? Where are the other nine?
18. Is this Samaritan the only one who came back to thank God?”
19. Then Jesus said to him, “Stand up and go on your way. You were healed because you believed.”
20. Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the kingdom of God come?”Jesus answered, “God’s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes.