‘I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 22:22 - New International Version (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. |
‘I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
No-one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no-one dared to ask him any more questions.
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.