We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
Abstain from every form of evil.
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equal