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Matthew 10:16
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Matthew 10:16
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Persecutions Are Coming(A)
16 (B)“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. (C)Therefore be wise as serpents and (D)harmless[a] as doves.
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- Matthew 10:16 innocent
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 send you out as lambs among 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 that you may become blameless and [a]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as (A)lights in the world,
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- Philippians 2:15 innocent
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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Tongues a Sign to Unbelievers
20 Brethren, (A)do not be children in understanding; however, in malice (B)be babes, but in understanding be 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 (B)wisdom toward those who are outside, (C)redeeming 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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Walk in Wisdom
15 (A)See then that you walk [a]circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 (B)redeeming the time, (C)because the days are evil.
17 (D)Therefore do not be unwise, but (E)understand (F)what the will of the Lord is.
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- Ephesians 5:15 carefully
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 those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but (A)their own belly, and (B)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. 19 For (C)your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be (D)wise in what is good, and [b]simple concerning evil.
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- Romans 16:18 NU, M omit Jesus
- Romans 16:19 innocent
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 For I know this, that after my departure (A)savage wolves will come in among you, 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 I will give you a mouth and wisdom (A)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or [a]resist.
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- Luke 21:15 withstand
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 fear, lest somehow, as (A)the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds (B)may be corrupted from the [a]simplicity that is in Christ.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:3 NU adds and purity
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 Satan himself transforms himself into (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 Temptation and Fall of Man(A)
3 Now (B)the serpent was (C)more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
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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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