Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Treasury of Scripture I send. Psalm 22:12-16,21 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round... Ezekiel 2:3-6 And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me... Matthew 10:16,22 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves... John 15:20 Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me... John 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time comes, that whoever kills you will think that he does God service. Acts 9:2,16 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women... wolves. Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. John 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees... Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Context Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come. 2Therefore said he to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest. 3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4Carry neither purse, nor money, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 5And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house. 6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest on it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come near to you. 10But into whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11Even the very dust of your city, which sticks on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be you sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come near to you. 12But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves.
Darby Bible Translation
Go: behold I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
King James Bible
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Young's Literal Translation
'Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
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