Matthew 10:16
ContextNET © | “I 1 am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, 2 so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. |
NIV © | I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. |
NASB © | "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. |
NLT © | "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. Be as wary as snakes and harmless as doves. |
MSG © | "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. |
BBE © | See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves. |
NRSV © | "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. |
NKJV © | "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. |
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NET © | “I 1 am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, 2 so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. |
NET © Notes |
1 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). 2 sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30. |