15 Truly I say unto you, it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

16 (A)[a]Behold, I send you as [b]sheep in the midst of the wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and [c]innocent as doves.

17 But beware of [d]men, for they will deliver you up to the Councils, and will scourge you in their Synagogues.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:16 Christ showeth how the ministers must behave themselves under the cross.
  2. Matthew 10:16 You shall be in great dangers.
  3. Matthew 10:16 You shall not so much as revenge an injury: and by the mixing of these beasts’ natures together, he will not have our wisdom to be malicious, nor our simplicity mad, but a certain form of good nature as exquisitely framed of both of them, as may be.
  4. Matthew 10:17 For in the cause of religion men are wolves one to another.

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

16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(D) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(E) 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(F) and be flogged in the synagogues.(G)

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