Luk 10:3-4 | NET2full | STEP | Go ! I am sending you out like lambs surrounded by wolves .

Luke 10:3-4

3 Go! I ^{▼▼tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).} am sending you out like lambs ^{▼▼sn On the imagery of lambs see Isa 40:11, Ezek 34:11-31, and John 10:1-18. For more on sheep imagery see H. Preisker and S. Schulz, TDNT 6:690.} surrounded by wolves. ^{▼▼sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism (see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30; also 1 Enoch 89:55). The imagery of lambs surrounded by wolves suggests violence, and may hint at coming persecution of disciples.} 4 Do not carry ^{▼▼sn On the command Do not carry see Luke 9:3. The travel instructions communicate a note of urgency and stand in contrast to philosophical teachers, who often took a bag. There is no ostentation in this ministry.} a money bag, ^{▼▼tn Traditionally, “a purse.”} a traveler’s bag, ^{▼▼tn Or possibly “a beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; BDAG 811 s.v. πήρα).} or sandals, and greet no one on the road. ^{▼▼tn Or “no one along the way.”}