Wise as Serpents

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. …

I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.