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.”
Or what about those 18 people in Siloam who died when the tower fell on them? Do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
So you’ll have to pay for all the blood of godly people that has been spilled on the earth. I mean from the blood of godly Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berekiah, who was murdered between the temple and the altar.
But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur: cowards, unbelievers, and murderers; those who are impure or commit sexual sins or practice witchcraft; those who worship idols; and all liars. The lake of fire is the second death.”
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.