Acts 28:5

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But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.

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  • Mark 16:18 : 18 They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.
  • Luke 10:19 : 19 Behold, I have given you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
  • John 3:14-15 : 14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
  • Rom 16:20 : 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
  • Rev 9:3-4 : 3 Out of the smoke, locusts came down to the earth, and they were given power like that of scorpions on the earth. 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, any green plant, or any tree, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
  • Num 21:6-9 : 6 Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. 7 The people came to Moses and said, 'We have sinned, for we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD to take the serpents away from us.' So Moses prayed for the people. 8 The LORD said to Moses, 'Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole. Anyone who is bitten and looks at it will live.' 9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole, and if a serpent bit someone, they looked at the bronze serpent and lived.
  • Ps 91:13 : 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the young lion and the serpent.

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    1After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.

    2The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

    3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and placed them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, latched onto his hand.

    4When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

  • Acts 28:6-9
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    6The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

    7Nearby, there were lands that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.

    8The father of Publius was bedridden, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, laid his hands on him, and healed him.

    9After this happened, the rest of the people on the island who were sick came and were healed.

  • Amos 5:19
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    19It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.

  • Dan 3:27
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    27The satraps, prefects, governors, and the king’s officials gathered around and saw that the fire had had no effect on the bodies of these men. Their hair was not singed, their clothes were not burned, and there was no smell of fire on them.

  • Acts 13:51
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    51So they shook the dust off their feet as a testimony against them and went to Iconium.

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    17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully made and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.

  • Dan 6:22-23
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    22Then Daniel spoke to the king, 'O king, may you live forever!

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  • Acts 28:18
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    18They examined me and wanted to release me because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

  • Mark 16:18
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    18They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

  • Acts 19:16
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    16Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

  • Mark 5:4
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    4He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

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    43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

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  • Acts 22:22-23
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    22They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'

    23As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and flinging dust into the air,

  • Rev 11:5
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    5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and devours their enemies. If anyone tries to harm them, this is how they must be killed.

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    21They replied, 'We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers who came here reported or said anything bad about you.'

  • Job 20:16
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    16He will suck the venom of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him.

  • Acts 14:9-10
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    25So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.

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    13Who then will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

  • Luke 4:35
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    22It hurls itself against him without mercy; he flees desperately from its power.

  • Acts 16:28-29
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    28But Paul called out in a loud voice, 'Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!'

    29The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

  • Rev 9:5
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    5They were not allowed to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.

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    19Behold, I have given you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

  • Acts 21:32
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