ERVTE
16. (మార్కు 13:9-13; లూకా 21:12-17) “తోడేళ్ళ మధ్యకు గొఱ్ఱెల్ని పంపినట్లు మిమ్మల్ని పంపుతున్నాను. అందువల్ల పాముల్లాగా తెలివిగా, పాపురాల్లా నిష్కపటంగా మీరు మెలగండి.

TEV
16. ఇదిగో తోడేళ్లమధ్యకు గొఱ్ఱలను పంపినట్టు నేను మిమ్మును పంపుచున్నాను గనుక పాములవలె వివేకులును పావురములవలె నిష్కపటులునై యుండుడి.

IRVTE
16. మనుషుల గురించి జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండండి. వారు మిమ్మల్ని న్యాయస్థానాలకు అప్పగించి, తమ సమాజ మందిరాల్లో మిమ్మల్ని కొరడాలతో కొట్టిస్తారు.



KJV
16. {SCJ}Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. {SCJ.}

AMP
16. Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and without falsity) as doves. [Gen. 3:1.]

KJVP
16. {SCJ} Behold G2400 V-2AAM-2S , I G1473 P-1NS send you forth V-PAI-1S as G5613 ADV sheep G4263 N-NPN in G1722 PREP the midst G3319 A-DSN of wolves G3074 N-GPM : be G1096 V-PNM-2P ye therefore G3767 CONJ wise G5429 A-NPM as G5613 ADV serpents G3789 N-NPM , and G2532 CONJ harmless G185 A-NPM as G5613 ADV doves G4058 N-NPF . {SCJ.}

YLT
16. `Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

ASV
16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

WEB
16. "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

NASB
16. "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.

ESV
16. "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

RV
16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

RSV
16. "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

NKJV
16. " Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

MKJV
16. Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.

AKJV
16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

NRSV
16. "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

NIV
16. I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

NIRV
16. "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

NLT
16. "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

MSG
16. "Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.

GNB
16. "Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

NET
16. "I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

ERVEN
16. "Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don't hurt anyone.