Mat 10:16 | Family | STEP | As sheep ; defenceless, unprotected by human power. Wolves ; men disposed to assault and kill you. Serpents ; emblems of wisdom. Doves ; of innocence. Ministers of the gospel are bound to be wise as well as good; to exercise discretion as well as courage; not needlessly to exasperate even the worst of men, but meekly to instruct them.

Matthew 10:16

As sheep; defenceless, unprotected by human power.

Wolves; men disposed to assault and kill you.

Serpents; emblems of wisdom.

Doves; of innocence. Ministers of the gospel are bound to be wise as well as good; to exercise discretion as well as courage; not needlessly to exasperate even the worst of men, but meekly to instruct them.