Luke 10:3

Luke 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
• New International Version (NIV)Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

Context of Luke 10:3

1After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and he sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2He told them, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest. Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Don’t carry a money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals; don’t greet anyone along the road. 5Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’

Luke 10:3 word by word

ὑπάγετε· ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς ἄρνας ἐν μέσῳ λύκων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Go your waysὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• youσύsu · youG4771
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• lambsἀρήνarēn · lambG704
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• wolvesλύκοςlukos · wolfG3074

Cross-references for Luke 10:3

• Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
• Ezekiel 2:3He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to the rebellious pagans who have rebelled against me. The Israelites and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this day.
• Matthew 10:16“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.
• John 15:20Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
• John 16:2They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• Acts 9:2and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
• Zephaniah 3:3The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.
• Matthew 7:15“Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.
• John 10:12The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
• Acts 20:29I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

Commentaries on Luke 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Lambs among wolves - See on Matthew 10:16; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See the notes at Matthew 10:16.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3lambs among wolves: are not to dominate others, but to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others. This makes them vulnerable (see Jeremiah 5:6; Ezekiel 22:27; Habakkuk 1:8; Zephaniah 3:3). But the good shepherd protects them from the wolves (Psalm 23:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-123-12. (See on Mt 10:7-16).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings