Acts 28:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.”
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BSBPD
“But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Acts 28:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 21:6So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
- Psalms 91:13You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
- Mark 16:18they 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.”
- Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
- John 3:14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Revelation 9:3And 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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