17:5 The 1 apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 2 17:6 So 3 the Lord replied, 4 “If 5 you had faith the size of 6 a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry 7 tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’ 8 and it would obey 9 you.
17:7 “Would any one of you say 10 to your slave 11 who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’? 12 17:8 Won’t 13 the master 14 instead say to him, ‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready 15 to serve me while 16 I eat and drink. Then 17 you may eat and drink’? 17:9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, 18 will he? 19 17:10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; 20 we have only done what was our duty.’” 21