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Luke 10:3 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Luke 10:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 10 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.”
Luke 10:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 10:3
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. This stark imagery employs the Greek arnas en mesō lykōn (ἄρνας ἐν μέσῳ λύκων, "lambs in the midst of wolves"). The term arnas (ἄρνας) specifically means young lambs—defenseless, vulnerable prey. Wolves (lykoi, λύκοι) were the shepherd's chief enemy in Palestine, known for savage attacks on flocks (John 10:12).This metaphor reveals the fundamental vulnerability of Christian witness. Jesus doesn't promise safety or success, but rather guarantees opposition. The lamb-wolf contrast appears elsewhere with variations: Matthew 10:16 adds ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 10:3
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“vicious wolves will enter in among you”
“Son of man”
“they will also persecute you. If they kept my word”
“the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.”
“but he who endures to the end will be saved.”
“and not a shepherd”
“Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
“that if he found any who were of the Way”