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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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¹⁴And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

¹⁵Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

¹⁶Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

¹⁷But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

¹⁸On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

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