Matthew 10:16
“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἀκέραιοςakéraiosunmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent
- λύκοςlýkosa wolf
- ὄφιςóphisa snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially S
- φρόνιμοςphrónimosthoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 (σοφός)
- πρόβατονpróbatonsomething that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figura
- μέσοςmésosmiddle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
- ἀποστέλλωapostéllōset apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figurat
- ἰδούidoúused as imperative lo!;
+7 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Php 2:15, Luk 10:3, 1Co 14:20, Col 4:5, Eph 5:15–17, Rom 16:18–19, Luk 21:15, Act 20:29