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Matthew 10:16
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Matthew 10:16
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16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless 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 Now go, and remember that I am sending 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 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
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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
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5
1 Corinthians 14:20
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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
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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 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.
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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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Living by the Spirit’s Power
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
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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 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. 19 But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong.
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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 know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, 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 the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!
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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 fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
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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 But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as 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 Man and Woman Sin
3 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in 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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