Acts 28:5 “But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effe…”

Acts 28:5

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But he shooke off the worme into the fire, and felt no harme.

Darby Translation

He however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.

Young's Literal Translation

he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,

Bible in Basic English

But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage.

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Cross references

“felt”

Luke 10:19 Mark 16:18 Psalm 91:13 Numbers 21:6–9 Romans 16:20 John 3:14

Luke 10:19 · BSB

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

Mark 16:18 · BSB

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

Psalm 91:13 · BSB

You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

Numbers 21:6–9 · BSB

So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.

Romans 16:20 · BSB

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

John 3:14 · BSB

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4When 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.”

6The 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.

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