Compare Translations for Matthew 10:16

16 "Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.
16 "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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 cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.
16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
16 "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
16 “Look, I'm sending you as sheep among wolves. Therefore, be wise as snakes and innocent as doves.
16 “Look, I'm sending you as sheep among wolves. Therefore, be wise as snakes and innocent as doves.
16 "Pay attention! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, so be as pru dent as snakes and as harmless as doves.
16 Behold, *I* send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.
16 "Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.
16 "Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.
16 "I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.
16 "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore prudent as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 Behold , I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
16 "Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 "Listen, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as smart as snakes and as innocent as doves.
16 "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.
16 "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.
16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
16 Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων · γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.
16 "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
16 "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
16 Beholde I sende you forthe as shepe amoge wolves. Be ye therfore wyse as serpetes and innocent as doves.
16 ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes et simplices sicut columbae
16 ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes et simplices sicut columbae
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
16 "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
16 Lo! I send you as sheep in the middle of wolves; therefore be ye sly as serpents, and simple as doves. [+Lo! I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be ye prudent, either wise/wary, or wise before, as serpents, and simple as doves.]
16 `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 Commentaries