Matthew

Matthew 10:16

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

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am sending you out	ἀποστέλλω	apostellō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
sheep	πρόβατα	probata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4263 a sheep
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
wolves	λύκων	lykōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3074 a wolf, jackal
therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
be	γίνεσθε	ginesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
as shrewd	φρόνιμοι	phronimoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5429 intelligent, prudent
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
snakes	ὄφεις	opheis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3789 a serpent
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
as innocent	ἀκέραιοι	akeraioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G185 simple, unsophisticated, innocent
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
doves	περιστεραί	peristerai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4058 a dove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.