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Acts 28:5

Protection and safety

3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

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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 give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

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  • Mark 16:18

    They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

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  • Psalms 91:13

    Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

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  • Revelation 9:3–4

    And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

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  • Numbers 21:6–9

    And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

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  • John 3:14–15

    And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

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  • Romans 16:20

    And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

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