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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. The New International Version translates the passage as: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
In the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) the text reads: But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. The New International Version (NIV) translates the passage as: He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
He sends them as sheep among wolves, which brings to mind the messianic time envisioned at Isaiah 11:6, which says that the 'wolf shall dwell with the lamb'. [3] Referring to them as sheep also highlights the danger they will face in their mission. [ 4 ]
More recent peer-reviewed literature suggests that the connection between dogs and Gentiles in Rabbinic literature only appeared post-Christianity and was influenced by Christian exegesis on 2 Peter rather than originating within Rabbinic tradition. [7] In 2 Peter 2:22, the author uses the terms dogs and swine to refers to heretics. According ...
From Matthew 7:15–20 (KJV): "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruit. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
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When it was grown, it secretly reverted to type. If a wolf stole a sheep and the dogs could not catch it, the guardian wolf continued the chase and shared the meal with the marauder. On other occasions it would kill a sheep and share the meat with the other dogs. Eventually the shepherd discovered what was happening and hanged the wolf.