Matthew 10:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 10:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 10:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16 — World English Bible
Matthew 10:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16 — American Standard Version
Matthew 10:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.”
Matthew 10:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 10:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.”
Matthew 10:16 — Darby Translation
Matthew 10:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues.”
Matthew 10:16 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 10:16 in Context — Matthew 10
14 Y cualquiera que no os recibiere, ni oyere vuestras palabras, salid de aquella casa ó ciudad, y sacudid el polvo de vuestros pies.
15 De cierto os digo, [que el castigo] será más tolerable á la tierra de los de Sodoma y de los de Gomorra en el día del juicio, que á aquella ciudad.
16 He aquí, yo os envío como á ovejas en medio de lobos: sed pues prudentes como serpientes, y sencillos como palomas.
17 Y guardaos de los hombres: porque os entregarán en concilios, y en sus sinagogas os azotarán;
18 Y aun á príncipes y á reyes seréis llevados por causa de mí, por testimonio á ellos y á los Gentiles.
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