Luke 10:3

3 Go ye, lo! I send you as lambs among wolves.

Luke 10:3 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:3

Go your ways
Into all the villages, towns, cities, and places, where he directed them to go, to make ready for him.

Behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves;
as harmless, innocent, profitable, and defenceless creatures, among spiteful, malicious, cunning, and cruel men; (See Gill on Matthew 10:16).

Luke 10:3 In-Context

1 And after these things the Lord Jesus ordained also other seventy and twain, and sent them by twain and twain before his face into every city and place [+Forsooth after these things, the Lord Jesus ordained also other seventy and two, and sent them by two and two before his face into every city and place], whither he was to come.

2 And he said to them, There is much ripe corn, and few workmen [Soothly much ripe corn is, but few workmen be]; therefore pray ye the Lord of the ripe corn, that he send workmen into his ripe corn.

3 Go ye, lo! I send you as lambs among wolves.

4 Therefore do not ye bear a satchel, neither scrip [Do not ye bear a satchel, nor scrip], neither shoes, and greet ye no man by the way.

5 Into what house that ye enter [And into whatever house ye shall enter], first say ye, Peace to this house.