Luke 10:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.”
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BSBPD
“Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 10:3 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
- Psalms 22:21Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- Ezekiel 2:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
- Zephaniah 3:3Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
- Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- John 10:12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
- John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
- Acts 20:29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
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