Context A Hard Road before Them16“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. 17“But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues; 18and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19“But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. 20“For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. 21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22“You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. 23“But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. The Meaning of Discipleship 24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25“It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household! 26“Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27“What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops. 28“Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29“Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31“So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. 32“Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. 33“But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. 34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35“For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; 36and A MAN’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD. 37“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38“And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39“He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. The Reward of Service 40“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41“He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42“And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.” Parallel Verses American Standard VersionBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Douay-Rheims Bible Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. Darby Bible Translation Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves. English Revised Version Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Weymouth New Testament "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. World English Bible "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Young's Literal Translation 'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves. Library January 24. "Freely Ye have Received, Freely Give" (Matt. x. 8). "Freely ye have received, freely give" (Matt. x. 8). When God does anything marked and special for our souls, or bodies, He intends it as a sacred trust for us to communicate to others. "Freely ye have received, freely give." It has pleased the Master in these closing days of the dispensation to reveal Himself in peculiar blessing to the hearts of His chosen disciples in all parts of the Christian Church; but this is intended to be communicated to a still wider circle, and every one of us who has … Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth A Life Lost and Found [Footnote: Preached after the Funeral of Mr. F. W. Crossley. ] The Obscure Apostles The Widened Mission, Its Perils and Defences Like Teacher, Like Scholar The King's Charge to his Ambassadors The Greatest in the Kingdom, and their Reward Christ's Charge to his Heralds February the Second How to Approach a Crisis May the Sixteenth the Details of Providence Christ Bringing a Sword. Links Matthew 10:16 NIV • Matthew 10:16 NLT • Matthew 10:16 ESV • Matthew 10:16 NASB • Matthew 10:16 KJV • Matthew 10:16 Bible Apps • Matthew 10:16 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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