Acts 28:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

When the local people saw the snake hanging from Paul's hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He didn't drown in the sea, but the goddess of justice will kill him anyway.”

Cross References

Luke 13:4

What about those 18 people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were worse than everyone else in Jerusalem?

Luke 13:2

Jesus replied: Do you think that these people were worse sinners than everyone else in Galilee just because of what happened to them?

Acts 28:5

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

Acts 28:2

The local people were very friendly, and they welcomed us by building a fire, because it was rainy and cold.

John 7:24

Don't judge by appearances. Judge by what is right.

Matthew 23:35

That's why you will be held guilty for the murder of every good person, beginning with the good man Abel. This also includes Barachiah's son Zechariah, the man you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Isaiah 43:20

Every wild animal honors me, even jackals and owls. I provide water in deserts— streams in thirsty lands for my chosen people.

Revelation 21:8

But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death.

Matthew 27:25

Everyone answered, “We and our own families will take the blame for his death!”

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the glorious city that felt secure and said, “I am the only one!” Now it's merely ruins, a home for wild animals. Every passerby simply sneers and makes vulgar signs.

Isaiah 26:21

The Lord will come out to punish everyone on earth for their sins. And when he does, those who did violent crimes will be known and punished.

Proverbs 28:17

Don't give help to murderers! Make them stay on the run for as long as they live.

Genesis 3:1

The snake was sneakier than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, “Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?”

Acts 28:3

After Paul had gathered some wood and had put it on the fire, the heat caused a snake to crawl out, and it bit him on the hand.