Matthew 10:15-17
EasyEnglish Bible
15 I tell you this: One day God will punish people like that. God will punish them even more than the people who lived in Sodom and Gomorrah long ago.’[a]
16 Jesus then said to his disciples, ‘Listen well. I am sending you to people who will want to kill you. You will be like sheep among wild animals. You must watch carefully, like snakes do. But you must also be good and kind like doves.
17 Be careful! People will be against you. They will take you to stand in front of their leaders. They will punish you with whips in their meeting places.
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- 10:15 We can read about the cities called Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18. The people who lived in those towns were very bad. And they did not obey God.
Matthew 10:15-17
New International Version
15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah(A) on the day of judgment(B) than for that town.(C)
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(D) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(E) 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(F) and be flogged in the synagogues.(G)
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