Luke 10:3

10:3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs surrounded by wolves.

tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

sn On the imagery of lambs see Isa 40:11, Ezek 34:11-31, and John 10:1-18.

sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism as well; see Pss. Sol. 8:23.