Matthew 10:16
New International Version
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)
Matthew 10:16
The Message
16 “Stay alert. This is hazardous work I’m assigning you. You’re going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don’t call attention to yourselves. Be as shrewd as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.
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Matthew 10:16
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.
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Matthew 10:16
Expanded Bible
Jesus Warns His Apostles(A)
16 “·Listen [L Look; T Behold], I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as ·clever [wise; shrewd; cunning] as ·snakes [serpents] and as ·innocent [harmless] as doves.
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