Acts 28:4 - Modern English Version

⁴ When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ When the natives saw the little animal hanging from his hand, they said to one another, Doubtless this man is a murderer, for though he has been saved from the sea, Justice [the goddess of avenging] has not permitted that he should live.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

Common English Bible

⁴ When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He was rescued from the sea, but the goddess Justice hasn’t let him live!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And truly, when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another: "Certainly, this man must be a murderer, for though he escaped from the sea, vengeance will not permit him to live."

Acts 28:4 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”

Proverbs 28:17

If a man is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also shall disclose her bloodshed and shall cover her slain no more.

Isaiah 43:20

The beast of the field shall honor Me, the jackals and the owls, because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen ones.

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt securely, that said in her heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.” How has she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by her will hiss and shake his fist.

Matthew 23:35

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Matthew 27:25

Then all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

Luke 13:2

Jesus answered, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?

Luke 13:4

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all men living in Jerusalem?

John 7:24

Do not judge according to appearance, but practice righteous judgment.”

Acts 28:2

The natives showed extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because of the rain and the cold.

Acts 28:3

When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper driven out by the heat fastened on his hand.

Acts 28:5

But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

Revelation 21:8

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the abominable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars shall have their portion in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.”