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What does it mean to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16)?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
In sending out the Twelve, Jesus said to them, "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves" (Matthew 10:16, KJV). The NIV says...

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