MAT 10:16 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so become wise as the serpents and harmless as the doves.

UST I am sending you out to represent me to people who will be hostile to you, so you will be like sheep among wolves. Therefore, you need to be as clever as snakes are. You also need to be as innocent as small birds are.

BSB § Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

BLB Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

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

OEB ‘Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes, and as blameless as doves.

WEB “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

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

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

FBV Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

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

T4T “Take note: After I send you out, you will be as defenseless as sheep [MET] in the midst of people who are as dangerous as wolves. So you should wisely stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].

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

BBE See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

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

DRA Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

YLT 'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

DBY Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.

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

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

KJB ¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
(¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.)

BB Beholde, I sende you foorth, as sheepe in the middest of woolfes. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and harmelesse as doues.
(Behold, I send you forth, as sheep in the middest of woolfes. Be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpentes, and harmelesse as doves.)

GNV Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues.
(Behold, I send you as sheep in the middes of the wolues: be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.)

CB Beholde, I sende you forth as shepe amoge wolues. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and innocent as doues.
(Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolues. Be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpentes, and innocent as doves.)

TNT Beholde I sende you forthe as shepe amonge wolves. Be ye therfore wyse as serpetes and innocent as doves.
(Behold I send you forth as sheep among wolves. Be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpetes and innocent as doves.)

WYC Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues.
(Lo! I send you as sheep in the middle of wolues; therefore be ye/you_all sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues.)

LUT Siehe, ich sende euch wie Schafe mitten unter die Wölfe; darum seid klug wie die Schlangen und ohne Falsch wie die Tauben!
(Siehe, I send you like Schafe mitten under the Wölfe; therefore seid klug like the Schlangen and without Falsch like the Tauben!)

CLV Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum. Estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes, et simplices sicut columbæ.
(Behold I mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum. Estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes, and simplices sicut columbæ.)

UGNT ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων; γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.
(idou, egō apostellō humas hōs probata en mesōi lukōn? ginesthe oun fronimoi hōs hoi ofeis kai akeraioi hōs hai peristerai.)

SBL-GNT Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.
(Idou egō apostellō humas hōs probata en mesōi lukōn; ginesthe oun fronimoi hōs hoi ofeis kai akeraioi hōs hai peristerai.)

TC-GNT Ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.
(Idou, egō apostellō humas hōs probata en mesōi lukōn; ginesthe oun fronimoi hōs hoi ofeis, kai akeraioi hōs hai peristerai.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ἰδοὺ

behold

Here, the word behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to listen, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: “Picture this:” or “Consider this:”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων

as sheep in /the/_midst ˱of˲_wolves

Here Jesus compares his disciples to sheep, which are defenseless and not dangerous. He compares people who want to harm them to wolves, which are dangerous and like to kill and eat sheep. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain the simile or use more general expressions for the animals. Alternate translation: “as sheep in the midst of wolves, since some people will want to harm you” or “as harmless animals that will encounter a group of predators”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις

shrewd as ¬the serpents

Here Jesus wants his disciples to be like serpents, which were considered wise in Jesus’ culture. If serpents are not considered wise in your culture, you may need to express the idea without the simile form. In this context, the phrase wise as the serpents could mean that the disciples should be: (1) clever or shrewd. Alternate translation: “shrewd” (2) watchful. Alternate translation: “watchful” or “careful”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί

innocent as the doves

Here Jesus wants his disciples to be like doves, which were considered harmless in Jesus’ culture. If doves are not considered harmless in your culture, you may need to express the idea without the simile form. In this context, the phrase harmless as the doves could mean that the disciples should be: (1) innocent. Alternate translation: “guileless” or “without guilt” (2) gentle. Alternate translation: “gentle” or “kind”

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