Luke 10:3 “Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.”

Luke 10:3

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

World English Bible

Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

American Standard Version

Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

Geneva Bible 1599

Goe your wayes: beholde, I send you foorth as lambes among wolues.

Darby Translation

Go: behold I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

Young's Literal Translation

'Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;

Bible in Basic English

Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

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Cross references

“I send”

Matthew 10:16 Ezekiel 2:3–6 John 15:20 Matthew 10:22 John 16:2 Psalm 22:12–16

Matthew 10:16 · BSB

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

Ezekiel 2:3–6 · BSB

“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.

John 15:20 · BSB

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.

Matthew 10:22 · BSB

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

John 16:2 · BSB

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.

Psalm 22:12–16 · BSB

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

“wolves”

Acts 20:29 John 10:12 Zephaniah 3:3 Matthew 7:15

Acts 20:29 · BSB

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

John 10:12 · BSB

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.

Zephaniah 3:3 · BSB

Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

Matthew 7:15 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And 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.

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

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