‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 22:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed. American Standard Version (1901) And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away. Common English Bible When they heard this they were astonished, and they departed. Catholic Public Domain Version And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways. |
‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
And when the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day on no one dared to question him any more.
Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith.
They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.