Matthew 10:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

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  • Luke 10:3 : 3 Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.
  • Acts 20:29 : 29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.
  • Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked. 19 For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.
  • Eph 5:15-17 : 15 Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 Making good use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
  • 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Keep from every form of evil.
  • 2 Cor 11:14 : 14 And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light.
  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
  • 2 Cor 8:20 : 20 And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:
  • Gen 3:13 : 13 And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 10:3-4
    2 verses
    87%

    3 Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

    4 Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.

  • Matt 10:17-19
    3 verses
    80%

    17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;

    18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

    19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

  • Matt 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

    16 By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

  • Matt 10:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

    15 Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.

  • Mark 13:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

    10 And the good news has first to be given to all the nations.

    11 And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 23:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33 You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?

    34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;

  • Matt 10:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5 These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,

    6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

    7 And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.

  • Matt 7:6
    72%

    6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • Matt 10:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

    23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

  • Acts 20:29
    71%

    29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;

  • Luke 10:19
    71%

    19 See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage.

  • John 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

    12 He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

  • Mark 14:27
    69%

    27 And Jesus said to them, You will all be turned away from me: for it is in the Writings, I will put the keeper of the sheep to death, and the sheep will be put to flight.

  • Luke 12:11
    69%

    11 And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

  • Jer 8:17
    68%

    17 See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.

  • Matt 5:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

    12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

  • Matt 10:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

    28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

  • Luke 10:10
    68%

    10 But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

  • Luke 21:16
    68%

    16 But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.

  • Luke 21:12
    68%

    12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

  • John 16:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

    2 They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

  • Luke 10:8
    68%

    8 And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

  • Luke 6:22
    68%

    22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

  • Mark 6:10
    67%

    10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.

  • John 15:20
    67%

    20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

  • Matt 26:31
    67%

    31 Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.

  • John 10:16
    67%

    16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

  • Matt 15:14
    67%

    14 Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

  • John 10:8
    67%

    8 All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

  • Matt 25:32
    67%

    32 And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

  • Luke 3:7
    67%

    7 So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

  • Luke 9:5
    67%

    5 And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

  • Mark 16:18
    67%

    18 They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.

  • Matt 18:10
    67%

    10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 24:9
    67%

    9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.