Matthew 10:16-18 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves.

Anderson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.