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Matthew 10:16

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Persecution of Disciples

10:16“I30 am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves,31 so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

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Footnotes

  1. 30 Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
  2. 31 This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.