Luke 10 · Verse 3

Luke 10:3

Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Luke 10:3, King James Version

Luke 10:3 in other translations

BSBGo! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
WEBGo your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
ASVGo your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
YLT‘Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
DARBYGo: behold I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
BBEGo on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.
WebsterGo: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

What does Luke 10:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:3-15
3-12. (See on Mt 10:7-16).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 3. Mt 10:16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Lambs among wolves - See on Mat 10:16 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 10:1-16

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls men to receive Christ as a Prince and a Saviour; and he will surely come in the power of his Spirit to all places whither he sends his faithful servants. But the doom of those who receive the grace of God in vain, will be very fearful Those who despise the faithful ministers of…

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Luke 10:3 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὑπάγετε·hupagetedo go;G5217
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400
ἀποστέλλωapostellōI send forthG649
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771
ὡςhōsasG5613
ἄρναςarnaslambsG704
ἐνeninG1722
μέσῳmesō[the] midstG3319
λύκων.lukōnof wolves.G3074

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 10:3

  • Matthew 10:16

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

  • Acts 20:29

    For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

  • Ezekiel 2:3-6

    And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

  • John 15:20

    Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

  • John 10:12

    But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

  • Matthew 10:22

    And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

  • John 16:2

    They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

  • Matthew 7:15

    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

  • Zephaniah 3:3

    Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

  • Acts 9:16

    For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

  • Psalms 22:12-16

    Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. …

  • Psalms 22:21

    Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I send.
Ps 22:12-16,21; Eze 2:3-6; Mt 10:16,22; Joh 15:20; 16:2; Ac 9:2,16
wolves.
Zep 3:3; Mt 7:15; Joh 10:12; Ac 20:29

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Context

  • Luke 10:2

    Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

  • Luke 10:3

    Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

  • Luke 10:4

    Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

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Luke 10:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Andad, he aquí yo os envío como corderos en medio de lobos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Allez; voici, moi je vous envoie comme des agneaux au milieu des loups.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gehet hin! Siehe, ich sende euch wie Lämmer inmitten von Wölfen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ite: ecce ego mitto vos sicut agnos inter lupos.