Matthew 10:12-18

¹²As you enter the home, greet its occupants.

¹³If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.

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.

— Matthew 10:12-18

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Sheep among wolves

Illustration of Matthew 10:16

I am sending you out as Sheep among wolves. Be as wary as snakes and as harmless as doves. - Matthew 10:16

Cross References for Matthew 10:12-18

• Luke 10:3
• Philippians 2:15
• 1 Corinthians 14:20
• Colossians 4:5
• Luke 21:15
• Acts 20:29
• Romans 16:18-19
• Luke 10:10-11
• Ephesians 5:15-17
• Mark 6:11

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