Matthew 10:16,40 - Compare All Versions

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“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.

“The one who welcomes you welcomes me,   and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

“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 shrewd as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.

“We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me. Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help. This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.”

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

“The one who receives you receives Me, and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

“Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda]. [Gen 3:1]

“He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. [Mark 9:37; Luke 10:16; John 13:20]

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.