Paul shook the snake into the fire and wasn’t harmed.
I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy’s power. Nothing will hurt you.
They will pick up snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will place their hands on the sick and cure them.”
You will step on lions and cobras. You will trample young lions and snakes.
The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the good will of our Lord Jesus be with you!
The people were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they had waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.