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Matthew 10:16

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Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.	Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.	But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Behold^G2400, I^G1473 send^G649 you^G5209 forth^G649 as sheep^G4263 in^G1722 the midst^G3319 of wolves^G3074: be ye^G1096 therefore^G3767 wise^G5429 as serpents^G3789, and^G2532 harmless^G185 as doves^G4058.

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Original Greek

Ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ἰδοὺ,	Idou	G2400	V-2AAM-2S	Behold
ἐγὼ	egō	G1473	P-1NS	I
ἀποστέλλω	apostellō	G649	V-PAI-1S	send forth
ὑμᾶς	humas	G5209	P-2AP	you
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	as
πρόβατα	probata	G4263	N-NPN	sheep
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
μέσῳ	mesō	G3319	A-DSN	the midst
λύκων·	lukōn	G3074	N-GPM	of wolves
γίνεσθε	ginesthe	G1096	V-PNM-2P	be ye
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	therefore
φρόνιμοι	phronimoi	G5429	A-NPM	wise
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	as
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	*
ὄφεις,	opheis	G3789	N-NPM	serpents
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἀκέραιοι	akeraioi	G185	A-NPM	harmless
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	as
αἱ	hai	G3588	T-NPF	*
περιστεραί.	peristerai	G4058	N-NPF	doves

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G185 — ἀκέραιος (akéraios, ak-er'-ah-yos): simple, unsophisticated, innocent — from Α (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of κεράννυμι; unmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent:--harmless, simple.
• G649 — ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, ap-os-tel'-lo): I send forth, send, send away, dismiss — from ἀπό and στέλλω; set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively:--put in, send (away, forth, out), set (at liberty).
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2400 — ἰδού (idoú, id-oo'): See! Lo! Behold! Look! — second person singular imperative middle voice of εἴδω; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3074 — λύκος (lýkos, loo'-kos): a wolf, jackal — perhaps akin to the base of λευκός (from the whitish hair); a wolf:--wolf.
• G3319 — μέσος (mésos, mes'-os): middle, in the middle — from μετά; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):--among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G3789 — ὄφις (óphis, of'-is): a serpent — probably from ὀπτάνομαι (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan:--serpent.
• G4058 — περιστερά (peristerá, per-is-ter-ah'): a dove — of uncertain derivation; a pigeon:--dove, pigeon.
• G4263 — πρόβατον (próbaton, prob'-at-on): a sheep — probably neuter of a presumed derivative of προβαίνω; something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively):--sheep(-fold).
• G5209 — ὑμᾶς (hymâs, hoo-mas'): accusative case of ὑμεῖς; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):--ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
• G5429 — φρόνιμος (phrónimos, fron'-ee-mos): intelligent, prudent — from φρήν; thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while σοφός denotes practical skill or acumen; and συνετός indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative):--wise(-r).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• as sheep — Luke 10:3, Acts 20:29
• harmless — Romans 16:18-19, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 8:20, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:22
• wise — Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:13, Luke 21:15, Romans 16:19, 1 Corinthians 14:20, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Ephesians 5:15-17, Colossians 1:9, Colossians 4:5

Reciprocal references (62): Genesis 8:8, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 44:2, Genesis 49:27, Leviticus 5:7, Deuteronomy 20:3, Joshua 2:1, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 8:5, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 16:2, 1 Samuel 18:5, 1 Samuel 24:22, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Samuel 26:4, 2 Samuel 2:6, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 17:22, 2 Kings 9:3, 2 Chronicles 23:2, Ezra 4:3, Nehemiah 2:12, Nehemiah 4:13, Nehemiah 6:3, Nehemiah 7:3, Esther 2:10, Esther 5:1, Psalms 74:19, Psalms 120:6, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 16:20, Ecclesiastes 10:10, Jeremiah 36:14, Jeremiah 40:16, Ezekiel 2:4, Micah 7:5, Habakkuk 1:3, Matthew 21:24, Matthew 22:22, Matthew 23:34, Luke 21:12, John 2:24, John 7:10, John 8:6, John 10:12, John 17:11, John 20:21, Acts 4:3, Acts 9:13, Acts 9:23, Acts 16:19, Acts 16:37, Acts 23:6, Acts 23:17, Galatians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, 2 Timothy 4:15

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