Verse List for MAT 10:16

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Look out, because I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves, so you’ll need to be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

OET-LV Behold, I am _sending_ you _all _out as sheep in the_midst of _wolves, therefore be _becoming shrewd as the serpents and innocent as the doves.

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 & MSB 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.

WEBBE & WMBB “Behold, I send you out as sheep amongst 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.

Moff I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise like serpents and guileless like doves.

Wymth "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

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.

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

SLT Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore discerning as serpents, and pure as doves.

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

KJB-1769 ¶ 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/snakes, and harmless as doves.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and [fn]harmelesse as doues.
(¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpents/snakes, and harmelesse as doves.)

Bshps 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 midst of woolfes. Be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpent/snakes, and harmelesse as doves.)

Gnva 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 midst of the wolves: be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpents/snakes, and innocent as doves.)

Cvdl 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 wolves. Be ye/you_all therefore wise as serpent/snakes, 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 serpents/snakes and innocent as doves.)

Wycl 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 wolves; therefore be ye/you_all sliy as serpents/snakes, and simple as doves.)

Luth Siehe, ich sende euch wie Schafe mitten unter die Wölfe; darum seid klug wie die Schlangen und ohne Falsch wie die Tauben!
(See/Look, I send you as/like sheep midway/in_the_middle under the wolves; therefore are wise/clever as/like the snakes and without False/Incorrect as/like the pigeons!)

ClVg Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum. Estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes, et simplices sicut columbæ.[fn]
(Behold I I_send you(pl) like sheep in/into/on in_the_middle luporum. Be therefore prudent like snakes, and simple like pigeons.)

SR-GNT Ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί. ‡

UGNT ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων; γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

SBL-GNT Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

RP-GNT Ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

TC-GNT Ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.