Matthew 10:16

Persecution Will Come

16 aBehold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be bwise as serpents and cinnocent as doves.

Romans 16:19

19For dyour obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you eto be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

1 Corinthians 3:1

Divisions in the Church

1But I, brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters
could not address you as gspiritual people, but as hpeople of the flesh, as iinfants in Christ.

Ephesians 4:14

14so that we may no longer be children, jtossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in kdeceitful schemes.
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