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Matthew 10:16

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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ἸδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.BeholdἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἀποστέλλωapostellōsendἀποστέλλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “send”, an ongoing or repeated actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.sendὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asπρόβαταprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the object formG4263a sheep.sheepἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstλύκωνlukōnof wolvesλύκος (lukos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of wolves”, the of-formG3074a wolf, of perhaps a jackal; often applied to persons of wolfish proclivities.of wolvesγίνεσθεginesthebe yeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “be ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.be yeοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeφρόνιμοιphronimoiwiseφρόνιμος (phronimos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “wise”, the subject formG5429intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise.wiseὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄφειςopheisserpentsὄφις (ophis)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “serpents”, the subject formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.serpentsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀκέραιοιakeraioiharmlessἀκέραιος (akeraios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “harmless”, the subject formG185(lit: unmixed) simple, unsophisticated, sincere, blameless.harmlessὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.περιστεραίperisteraidovesπεριστερά (peristera)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “doves”, the subject formG4058a dove, pigeon.doves

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

World English Bible

“ Behold , I send you out as sheep among wolves . Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves .

Darby Translation

Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.

Douay-Rheims

Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

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