Vincent's Word Studies in the NT

Matthew 10:16

I send you forth [ε γ ω α π ο σ τ ε λ λ ω]. Cognate to the word ajpostolov (apostle). The I is emphatic : "It is I that send you forth."

Wise [φ ρ ο ν ι μ ο ι]. So A. V. and Rev. Denoting prudence with regard to their own safety. Wyc., wary.

Harmless [α κ ε ρ α ι ο ι]. Lit., unmixed, unadulterated. Used of wine without water, and of metal without alloy. Hence guileless. So Luther, without falsity. Compare Romans 16:19; Philippians 2:15. They were to imitate the serpent's wariness, but not his wiliness. "The presence of the wolves demands they ye be wary; the fact that ye are my apostles (compare" I send you ") demands that ye be guileless " (Dr. Morison on Matthew).

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Matthew 10:16

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