Look and see! I have given you authority over snakes and spiders and over all the power of this enemy. Nothing will be able to harm you.” But then he gave them some words of wisdom.
pick up and throw out snakes, and even if they drink deadly poison it will not harm them. They will speak in new languages and heal the sick by laying hands on them.”
For it will not be long before the Great Spirit of Peace flattens the head of Accuser (Satan), that evil snake, under your feet. May the great kindness of our Honored Chief Creator Sets Free (Jesus) be your guide on the road of life.
The local people were sure that he would swell up or fall down dead. They waited a long time, but when they saw that nothing bad had come to him, they changed their minds and said he must be a powerful spirit.