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Mat 10:16. Ἰδοὺ, behold) Behold is frequently used for pointing out a thing which is present.-ἐγὼ, I) your Lord. Do not hesitate. I give you a safe conduct.-πρόβατα, sheep) unarmed.-ἐν μέσῳ, in the midst) not into the midst, for you are already among wolves.-λὐκων, of wolves) who will be unwilling that the lost sheep, mentioned in Mat 10:6, be brought back; cf. ch. Mat 7:15, concerning false prophets, although here the appellation “wolves” has a wider signification.-γίνεσθε, become ye) In exhortations this word is frequently used rather than ἔστε, be ye. Go forth as such, and show yourselves to be so.-ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, as serpents) The godly often appear to the ungodly as serpents, and thus vanquish the old serpent.-καὶ, and) Thus David was at the same time prudent and simple towards Saul.[464]-ἀκέραιοι, without horn) hoof, tooth, or sting; both actively and passively harmless. Many words of this kind have at the same time both an active and a passive signification; cf. Gnomon on Rom 16:19.
[464] It not seldom happens that one finds others, as it were, altogether the counterpart of one’s self. But it is of use to remember, that many are worse than yourself, and some perhaps better.-V. g.