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Matthew 10:16

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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Matthew 10:16 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 17 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Philippians 2:15 (40 votes) and Luke 10:3 (38 votes). 74 other verses point back to it. It links with 31 other books, from Genesis 3 to 2 Timothy 4.

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Which verses does Matthew 10:16 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Philippians 2:1540 votes

    so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

  2. Luke 10:338 votes

    Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

  3. 1 Corinthians 14:2031 votes

    Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

  4. Colossians 4:523 votes

    Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.

  5. Ephesians 5:15–1722 votes

    Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. …

  6. Romans 16:18–1920 votes

    For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

  7. Luke 21:1517 votes

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

  8. Acts 20:2917 votes

    I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

  9. 2 Corinthians 11:315 votes

    I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

  10. 2 Corinthians 11:1413 votes

    And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

  11. 1 Thessalonians 5:2213 votes
  12. Genesis 3:112 votes
  13. Colossians 1:98 votes
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:127 votes
  15. Genesis 3:136 votes
  16. 2 Corinthians 8:206 votes
  17. 1 Thessalonians 2:106 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 10:16?

The 10 strongest of 74.