Cross References

Luke 10:19

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you.

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You will overpower the strongest lions and the most deadly snakes.

They will handle snakes and will drink poison and not be hurt. They will also heal sick people by placing their hands on them.

Then God, who gives peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. I pray that our Lord Jesus will be kind to you.

Paul shook the snake off into the fire and wasn't harmed.

Any enemy who tries to harm them will be destroyed by the fire that comes out of their mouths.

Don't be afraid of them or of anything they say. You may think you're in the middle of a thorn patch or a bunch of scorpions. But be brave

Little children will play near snake holes. They will stick their hands into dens of poisonous snakes and never be hurt.

He made you work hard, but I'll make you work even harder. He punished you with whips, but I'll use whips with pieces of sharp metal!”

Which one of you would give your child a scorpion if the child asked for an egg?