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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 10:16

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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10:16 False leaders who prey upon people’s spiritual vulnerability rather than exercise appropriate pastoral care are often called wolves (Ezek 22:27; Zeph 3:3; cp. Prov 28:15). • be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves: The proverb calls for being astute but not deceitful.
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