Acts 28:3

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Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. The heat drove out a poisonous snake that was in the bundle of sticks, and it bit Paul’s hand and remained there.

Cross References

Matthew 23:33

“You nest of poisonous snakes! How will you escape being sentenced to hell?

Matthew 12:34

You nest of vipers! How can you who are bad say anything good? Whatever is in your heart comes out of your mouth.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they serving Christ? I’m serving him even more. (I’m out of my mind to talk like this!) I’ve worked much harder. I’ve been in prison more often. I’ve suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I’ve almost died.

Acts 28:4

When the people of the island saw the snake hanging on his hand, they said to one another, “This man must be a murderer. He escaped from the sea, but justice is punishing him this way instead.”

2 Corinthians 6:9

We’re well known, but people treat us as if we were unknown. We’re dying, but we continue to live. We’re beaten, but we’re not killed.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, John said to them, “You little snakes! Who warned you to try to escape the punishment that’s coming?

Mark 16:18

They’ll pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink deadly poison, it won’t hurt them at all. When they will place their hands on sick people, the sick will get well.”

Acts 28:2

The people of the island were very kind to us. It was raining and cold, so they built a fire and welcomed all of us.