Matthew 10:16

Overview - Matthew 10
Christ sends out his twelve apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
giving them their charge, teaches them;
16 comforts them against persecutions;
40 and promises a blessing to those that receive them.
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Matthew 10:16  (King James Version)
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
 


as sheep
Luke 10:3 ; Acts 20:29

wise
Genesis 3:1 Genesis 3:13 ; Luke 21:15 ; Romans 16:19 ; 1 Corinthians 14:20 ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 2 Corinthians 11:14 ; Ephesians 5:15-17
Colossians 1:9 ; 4:5

harmless
or, simple.
Romans 16:18 Romans 16:19 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 8:20 11:3 Philippians 2:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:10 ; 5:22