Modern Translations New International Version"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. New Living Translation “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. English Standard Version “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Berean Study Bible Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. New American Standard Bible “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves. NASB 1995 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. NASB 1977 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as serpents, and innocent as doves. Amplified Bible “Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda]. Christian Standard Bible “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves. Holman Christian Standard Bible "Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves. Contemporary English Version I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves. Good News Translation "Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves. International Standard Version "Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves. NET Bible "I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Classic Translations King James BibleBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. New King James Version “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. King James 2000 Bible Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. New Heart English Bible "Look, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be cunning as snakes and innocent as doves. World English Bible "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. American King James Version Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. American Standard Version Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. A Faithful Version Behold, I am sending you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Darby Bible Translation Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves. English Revised Version Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Beholde, I sende you foorth, as sheepe in the middest of woolfes. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and harmelesse as doues. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Beholde, I sende you forth as shepe amoge wolues. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and innocent as doues. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Beholde I sende you forthe as shepe amoge wolves. Be ye therfore wyse as serpetes and innocent as doves. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, therefore be wise as the serpents, and pure as the doves. Berean Literal Bible Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as serpents and innocent 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. Smith's Literal Translation Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore discerning as serpents, and pure as doves. Literal Emphasis Translation And you will be brought before governors and kings also on account of Me unto a testimony to them and to the ethnicities. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain English“Behold, I am sending you as lambs among wolves; be therefore crafty as snakes and innocent as doves.” Lamsa Bible Behold, I am sending you like lambs among the wolves; therefore be wise as serpents, and pure as doves. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and harmless as doves. Mace New Testament By your mission you will be expos'd like sheep in the midst of wolves: be then as circumspect as serpents, and as inoffensive as doves: Weymouth New Testament "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament     |