Acts 28:5

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Acts 28:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

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KJV

King James Version

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

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WEB

World English Bible

However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Then indeed, having shaken off the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 28

³ Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

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

⁵ But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

⁶ The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

⁷ Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

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