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Acts 28:5

Protection and safety

3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

4 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

6 The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

7 Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

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BSB
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
KJV
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
WEB
However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.
ASV
Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.
DARBY
*He* however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.
BLB
Then indeed, having shaken off the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm.
ÅB
Han ristet da dyret av seg inn i ilden, og hadde intet mén av det;
OTB
Paulus ristet imidlertid slangen av seg inn i bålet og led ingen skade.
B1930
Han rystet da dyret av sig inn i ilden, og hadde intet mén av det;

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Cross references

  • Luke 10:19

    Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

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  • Mark 16:18

    they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

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  • Psalms 91:13

    You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

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  • Revelation 9:3–4

    And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

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  • Numbers 21:6–9

    So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.

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  • John 3:14–15

    Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

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  • Romans 16:20

    The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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