New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 10:16
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Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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Behold, I send you⁺ forth as sheep in [the] midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as the serpents and innocent as the doves.
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