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Matthew 10:16
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Matthew 10:16
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Persecution Will Come
16 (A)“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be (B)wise as serpents and (C)innocent as doves.
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Matthew 10:16
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Matthew 10:16
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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)
Luke 10:3
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Luke 10:3
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3 Go your way; (A)behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
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Luke 10:3
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Luke 10:3
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3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.(A)
Philippians 2:15
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Philippians 2:15
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15 so that you may become blameless(A) and pure, “children of God(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
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- Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5
1 Corinthians 14:20
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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers, (A)do not be children in your thinking. (B)Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be (C)mature.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(A) In regard to evil be infants,(B) but in your thinking be adults.
Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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5 (A)Walk in wisdom toward (B)outsiders, making the best use of the time.
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Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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Ephesians 5:15-17
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Ephesians 5:15-17
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15 (A)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 (B)making the best use of the time, because (C)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (D)the will of the Lord is.
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Ephesians 5:15-17
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Ephesians 5:15-17
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity,(B) because the days are evil.(C) 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(D)
Romans 16:18-19
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Romans 16:18-19
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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19 For (C)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you (D)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
Romans 16:18-19
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Romans 16:18-19
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people. 19 Everyone has heard(D) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(E)
Acts 20:29
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Acts 20:29
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29 I (A)know that after my departure (B)fierce wolves will come in among you, (C)not sparing the flock;
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Acts 20:29
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Acts 20:29
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29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(A) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(B)
Luke 21:15
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Luke 21:15
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15 for (A)I will give you a mouth and (B)wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or (C)contradict.
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Luke 21:15
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Luke 21:15
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15 For I will give you(A) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
2 Corinthians 11:3
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2 Corinthians 11:3
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3 But I am afraid that (A)as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts (B)will be led astray from a (C)sincere and (D)pure devotion to Christ.
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2 Corinthians 11:3
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2 Corinthians 11:3
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3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,(A) your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:14
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2 Corinthians 11:14
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14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as (A)an angel of light.
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2 Corinthians 11:14
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2 Corinthians 11:14
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14 And no wonder, for Satan(A) himself masquerades as an angel of light.
Genesis 3:1
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Genesis 3:1
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The Fall
3 Now (A)the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[a] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
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- Genesis 3:1 In Hebrew you is plural in verses 1–5
Genesis 3:1
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Genesis 3:1
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The Fall
3 Now the serpent(A) was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?(B)”
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