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Luke 10:3

Witness and missionSuffering

1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

2 And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

4 Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

5 Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’

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BSB
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
KJV
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
WEB
Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
ASV
Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
DARBY
Go: behold *I* send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
BLB
Go! Behold, I send you⁺ forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
ÅB
Gå avsted! Se, jeg sender dere som lam midt iblant ulver.
OTB
Gå! Se, jeg sender dere ut som lam blant ulver.
B1930
Gå avsted! Se, jeg sender eder som lam midt iblandt ulver.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 10:16

    Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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  • Acts 20:29

    I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

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  • Ezekiel 2:3–6

    “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.

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  • John 15:20

    Remember 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.

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  • John 10:12

    The 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.

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  • Matthew 10:22

    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

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  • John 16:2

    They 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.

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  • Matthew 7:15

    Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

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