Luke 10:3

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Go! I am sending you out like lambs surrounded by wolves.

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  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Persecution of Disciples“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
  • Acts 20:29 : 29 I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
  • Ezek 2:3-6 : 3 He said to me,“Son of man, I am sending you to the house of Israel, to rebellious nations who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted against me to this very day. 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ 5 And as for them, whether they listen or not– for they are a rebellious house– they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words– even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions– do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.
  • John 16:2 : 2 They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
  • Acts 9:2 : 2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.
  • Matt 7:15 : 15 A Tree and Its Fruit“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.
  • Ps 22:12-16 : 12 Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in. 13 They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey. 14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. 15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death. 16 Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
  • Ps 22:21 : 21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me!
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!
  • John 10:12 : 12 The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 10:14-17
    4 verses
    87%

    14And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

    15I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

    16Persecution of Disciples“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

    17Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

  • Luke 10:4
    77%

    4Do not carry a money bag, a traveler’s bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road.

  • Matt 10:5-11
    7 verses
    75%

    5Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows:“Do not go on a road that leads to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

    6Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    7As you go, preach this message:‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’

    8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

    9Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

    10no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

    11Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

  • Luke 10:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1The Mission of the Seventy-Two After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

    2He said to them,“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

  • Matt 7:15
    73%

    15A Tree and Its Fruit“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

  • Luke 10:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.

    9Heal the sick in that town and say to them,‘The kingdom of God has come upon you!’

    10But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,

  • Luke 9:2-6
    5 verses
    72%

    2and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

    3He said to them,“Take nothing for your journey– no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.

    4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.

    5Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

    6Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • Acts 20:29
    71%

    29I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

  • Mark 6:8-10
    3 verses
    71%

    8He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff– no bread, no bag, no money in their belts–

    9and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics.

    10He said to them,“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.

  • John 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

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

    12The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.

  • Matt 9:36-38
    3 verses
    70%

    36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

    37Then he said to his disciples,“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

    38Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest-ready fields.”

  • Luke 22:35
    70%

    35Then Jesus said to them,“When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied,“Nothing.”

  • John 17:18
    69%

    18Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.

  • Luke 17:23
    69%

    23Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

  • John 20:21
    69%

    21So Jesus said to them again,“Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”

  • Luke 9:57
    69%

    57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”

  • John 10:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

    4When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

  • Matt 10:23
    69%

    23Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • Luke 15:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3So Jesus told them this parable:

    4“Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?

  • Matt 28:10
    68%

    10Then Jesus said to them,“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

  • Mark 16:15
    68%

    15He said to them,“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

  • Matt 18:12
    68%

    12What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

  • Mark 6:36
    68%

    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

  • Mark 1:38
    68%

    38He replied,“Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”

  • John 4:38
    68%

    38I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

  • Luke 13:32
    68%

    32But he said to them,“Go and tell that fox,‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.