Matthew 10:16

New International Reader's Version

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

The serpent was more clever than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. The serpent said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat fruit from any tree in the garden’?”

Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me. That’s why I ate the fruit.”

Nehemiah 4:13

So I stationed some people behind the lowest parts of the wall. That’s where our enemies could easily attack us. I stationed the people family by family. They had their swords, spears and bows with them.

Jeremiah 40:16

But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, spoke to Johanan, the son of Kareah. He said, “Don’t do an awful thing like that! What you are saying about Ishmael isn’t true.”

Hosea 7:11

The Lord says, “The people of Ephraim are like a dove. They are easily tricked. They do not have any sense at all. First they call out to Egypt for help. Then they turn to Assyria.

Matthew 24:25

See, I have told you ahead of time.

Matthew 24:45

“Suppose a master puts one of his slaves in charge of the other slaves in his house. The slave’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise slave for this.

Matthew 25:2

Five of them were foolish. Five were wise.

Matthew 25:4

The wise ones took oil in jars along with their lamps.

Matthew 25:9

“ ‘No,’ they replied. ‘There may not be enough for all of us. Instead, go to those who sell oil. Buy some for yourselves.’

Luke 10:3

Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

Luke 21:15

I will give you words of wisdom. None of your enemies will be able to withstand them or prove them wrong.

Acts 20:29

I know that after I leave, wild wolves will come in among you. They won’t spare any of the sheep.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. Be like babies as far as evil is concerned. But be grown up in your thinking.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

2 Corinthians 11:14

That comes as no surprise. Even Satan himself pretends to be an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But Eve’s mind was tricked by the snake’s clever lies. And here’s what I’m afraid of. Your minds will also somehow be led astray. They will be led away from your true and pure love for Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:20

We want to keep anyone from blaming us for how we take care of that large gift.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be pure and without blame. You will be children of God without fault among sinful and evil people. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.

Colossians 1:9

That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

Colossians 4:5

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses of how we lived among you believers. God is also a witness that we were holy and godly and without blame.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Say no to every kind of evil.