Matthew 10:16

Persecution Of Disciples Predicted

¹⁵ I tell you, the doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than the doom of that town. ¹⁶  Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves. ¹⁷ Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their Synagogues;

Harmless as Doves

Here I Am

It is I

Innocent As Doves

Pay Attention

No

Luke 10:3

Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like lambs among wolves.

Acts 20:29

I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;

2 Corinthians 11:3

Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the Serpent by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.

Philippians 2:15

So as to prove yourselves blameless and innocent-- 'faultless children of God, in the midst of an evil-disposed and perverse generation,' in which you are seen shining like stars in a dark world,

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.

Luke 21:15

For I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

Romans 16:18-19

For such persons are not serving Christ, our Master, but are slaves to their own appetites; and, by their smooth words and flattery, they deceive simple-minded people.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this--Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.

2 Corinthians 8:20

What we are specially guarding against is that any fault should be found with us in regard to our administration of this charitable fund;

2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder; for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of Light.

Ephesians 5:15-17

Take great care, then, how you live--not unwisely but wisely,

Colossians 1:9

And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may possess that deeper knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.

Colossians 4:5

Show tact in your behavior to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You will bear witness, and God also, that our relations with you who believed in Christ were pure, and upright, and beyond reproach.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Shun every form of evil.