Jesus teaches about the inevitability of temptations to sin but pronounces woe on those through whom they come, especially those causing little ones to stumble, and commands repeated forgiveness for the repeatedly repentant brother. The apostles' request for increased faith prompts the mustard-seed faith teaching, and the parable of the unprofitable servants who do only their duty teaches that grace, not merit, defines the master-servant relationship. Jesus heals ten lepers, only one of whom - a Samaritan - returns to give thanks, receiving commendation for his faith, and the Pharisees' question about the kingdom's coming prompts teaching that it does not come with observation but is among them, with the Son of Man's day arriving like lightning and judgment as in Noah's and Lot's days.
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Samaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and later became the name for the entire region between Judea and Galilee. After the Assyrian conquest, the population became mixed, and the Samaritans developed their own form of worship. Jews and Samaritans had deep hostility. Jesus broke social barriers by speaking with the Samaritan woman at the well and telling the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Galilee was a region in northern Israel where Jesus grew up and conducted much of His ministry. Jesus called His first disciples here, performed many miracles, and taught large crowds. After His resurrection, Jesus met His disciples in Galilee and commissioned them to make disciples of all nations.
A city of the Jordan plain that Lot chose for its well-watered land, destroyed with Gomorrah by fire from heaven. Abraham had pleaded for it, and the Lord agreed to spare it for ten righteous men who were never found. Its site is disputed: this marker follows the southern tradition, on the eastern escarpment of the Dead Sea.
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