Matthew 10:16

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Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.

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  • Luke 10:3 : 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.
  • Acts 20:29 : 29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world,
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I am afraid that, just as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your minds may be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
  • Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, you shall not eat from any tree in the garden?'
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. 19 Your obedience has been reported to all. Therefore, I rejoice about you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
  • Eph 5:15-17 : 15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise. 16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves among you who believe.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
  • 2 Cor 11:14 : 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.
  • 2 Cor 8:20 : 20 We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering.
  • Gen 3:13 : 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.'
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 10:3-4
    2 verses
    87%

    3Go on your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.

    4Do not carry a money bag, a traveling bag, or sandals; and do not greet anyone along the way.

  • Matt 10:17-19
    3 verses
    80%

    17But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to councils and will flog you in their synagogues.

    18You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.

    19When they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should say, for what you are to say will be given to you at that time.

  • Matt 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

    16You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

  • Matt 10:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that house or town and shake off the dust from your feet.

    15Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

  • Mark 13:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9'You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in synagogues. On account of Me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.'

    10And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.

    11When you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given to you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 23:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33You serpents, you brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to hell?

    34Therefore, look, I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,

  • Matt 10:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town.

    6Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    7As you go, proclaim: 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'

  • Matt 7:6
    72%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • Matt 10:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

    23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • Acts 20:29
    71%

    29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

  • Luke 10:19
    71%

    19Behold, I have given you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

  • John 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

    12The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them.

  • Mark 14:27
    69%

    27Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

  • Luke 12:11
    69%

    11When they bring you before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say.

  • Jer 8:17
    68%

    17See, I am sending venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you, declares the LORD.

  • Matt 5:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

    12Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

  • Matt 10:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Luke 10:10
    68%

    10But when you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

  • Luke 21:16
    68%

    16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

  • Luke 21:12
    68%

    12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors on account of my name.

  • John 16:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

    2They will ban you from the synagogue. But the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.

  • Luke 10:8
    68%

    8When you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what is set before you.

  • Luke 6:22
    68%

    22Blessed are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

  • Mark 6:10
    67%

    10He said to them, 'Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.'

  • John 15:20
    67%

    20Remember the word I spoke to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

  • Matt 26:31
    67%

    31Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

  • John 10:16
    67%

    16I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

  • Matt 15:14
    67%

    14Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

  • John 10:8
    67%

    8All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

  • Matt 25:32
    67%

    32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

  • Luke 3:7
    67%

    7John said to the crowds coming to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?"

  • Luke 9:5
    67%

    5If people do not welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.

  • Mark 16:18
    67%

    18They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

  • Matt 18:10
    67%

    10See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 24:9
    67%

    9'Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.'