『看吧，我差遣你們如同綿羊在豺狼中間；所以你們要靈巧像蛇，要天真像鴿子。

“我差你们去，如同羊进入狼群；所以你们要灵巧像蛇，驯良像鸽子。

“看哪！我差你们出去，如同羊进入狼群，所以你们要机警如蛇，纯真如鸽。

“看哪！我差你们出去，如同羊进入狼群，所以你们要机警如蛇，纯真如鸽。

“听着，我差你们出去，就好像使羊走进狼群一般。所以，你们要像蛇一样机灵，像鸽子一样驯良。

“现在，我差派你们出去，好像羊进到狼群中间；所以你们要像蛇一样机警，像鸽子一样纯洁。

“看哪，我差派你们出去，就像把羊送进狼群中，所以你们要像蛇那样聪明，像鸽子那样纯洁。

「我差你們去，如同羊進入狼羣；所以你們要靈巧像蛇，馴良像鴿子。

「看哪！我差你們出去，如同羊進入狼羣，所以你們要機警如蛇，純真如鴿。

「看哪！我差你們出去，如同羊進入狼羣，所以你們要機警如蛇，純真如鴿。

「聽著，我差你們出去，就好像使羊走進狼群一般。所以，你們要像蛇一樣機靈，像鴿子一樣馴良。

“現在，我差派你們出去，好像羊進到狼群中間；所以你們要像蛇一樣機警，像鴿子一樣純潔。

「看哪，我差派你們出去，就像把羊送進狼群中，所以你們要像蛇那樣聰明，像鴿子那樣純潔。

我遣爾似羊入狼中、故當智如蛇、馴如鴿、

我遣爾、似羊入狼中、故當智如蛇、馴如鴿、

我遣爾、似羊入狼中、故當巧如蛇、馴如鴿、

我遣爾等、如送綿羊入狼群。故宜靈變如蛇、而淳良如鴿。

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

“ Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

“ Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

“ Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.

“ Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

“ Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

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

“ Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

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

“ I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

“ Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

你們去吧；可要注意，我差遣你們如同羔羊在豺狼中間。

好使你們無可責備、而又天真，在彎曲乖僻的世代中做上帝的兒女、無瑕無疵；你們顯於其中像發光之體在世界裏，

弟兄們，在見識上別做小孩子；但在惡事上卻要做嬰孩；在見識上總要做成人。

我知道我離開了以後，必有兇暴的豺狼要進入你們中間，不顧惜羊羣。

你們對於外人要用智慧行事，要爭取時機。

因為這樣的人不是服事我們的主基督，只是服事自己的肚子；他們用巧言媚語誘惑無邪之人的心。你們的聽從已經遍傳於眾人了；所以我歡喜你們；不過我還願你們對善事要聰明，對惡事要天真。

所以要仔細留意、你們怎樣地行；不要做無智慧的，總要做有智慧的人。要爭取時機，因為現在的日子很險惡。故此別做糊塗人了，卻要明曉主的旨意是甚麼。

我只怕蛇怎樣用牠的狡猾誘惑了夏娃，你們的心意怎樣敗壞、失去了忠於基督的純一心。

因為是我要賜給你們口才和智慧，就是一切敵對你們的人所不能反對或辯駁的。

這並不希奇：因為撒但自己也化裝為亮光之天使啊！

但是永恆主上帝所造的、田野一切的活物惟有蛇最狡猾。蛇對女人說：『園中各樣樹的果子、上帝真地說過你們都不可喫麼？』

為這緣故、我們自從聽見的日子起、就為你們不停地禱告祈求，願你們對他的旨意得到充滿的認識，有全備屬靈的智慧和領悟，

你們可以作見證，上帝也可以作證：我們待你們信的人是何等虔聖、正義、無可責備啊。

要禁戒各式各樣的邪惡。

這就可以避免人在我們所經管這豐裕的博施上挑剔我們。

我們所誇耀的是這一點：我們良知的明證指出我們在世界上之起居為人、是怎樣本着上帝所賜的聖善和純潔，不是本着屬肉體的智慧，乃是本着上帝的恩；對於你們、更是如此。

永恆主上帝對女人說：『你幹的甚麼事啊？』女人說：『是蛇誘騙了我，我才喫了。』