Acts 28:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

Luke 10:19

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.

Mark 16:18

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

Psalm 91:13

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

Romans 16:20

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

Acts 28:6

The people kept thinking that Paul would either swell up or suddenly drop dead. They watched him for a long time, and when nothing happened to him, they changed their minds and said, “This man is a god.”