"Go;behold,I sendyou out as lambsin the midstof wolves.
Saveme from the lion'smouth;From the hornsof the wildoxenYou answerme.
Her princeswithinher are roaringlions,Her judgesare wolvesat evening;They leavenothingfor the morning.
"Behold,I sendyou out as sheepin the midstof wolves;sobe shrewdas serpentsand innocentas doves.
"You will be hatedby allbecauseof My name,but it is the one who has enduredto the endwho will be saved.
"Bewareof the false prophets,whocometo you in sheep'sclothing,but inwardlyare ravenouswolves.
"Carrynomoney belt,nobag,noshoes;and greetno oneon the way.
"He who is a hired hand,and not a shepherd,whois not the ownerof the sheep,seesthe wolfcoming,and leavesthe sheepand flees,and the wolfsnatchesthem and scatters[them].
"Rememberthe wordthat I saidto you, 'A slaveis not greaterthan his master.'Ifthey persecutedMe, they will alsopersecuteyou; ifthey keptMy word,they will keepyoursalso.
"They will makeyou outcasts from the synagogue,but an houris comingfor everyonewho killsyou to thinkthat he is offeringserviceto God.
"I knowthat aftermy departuresavagewolveswill comein amongyou, not sparingthe flock;
for I will showhim how muchhe mustsufferfor My name'ssake."
and askedfor lettersfrom him to the synagoguesat Damascus,sothat ifhe foundanybelongingto the Way,bothmenand women,he might bringthem boundto Jerusalem.
