Acts 28:5
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And he indeed, shaking off the beast into the fire, suffered no harm.

felt.

Numbers 21:6-9 Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them. . . .

Psalm 91:13 Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents: and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hand upon the sick: and they shall recover.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you.

John 3:14,15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: . . .

Romans 16:20 And the God of peace crush Satan under your feet speedily. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Revelation 9:3,4 And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. . . .

Context
Ashore on Malta
4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand, they said one to another: Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, who, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance doth not suffer him to live. 5And he indeed, shaking off the beast into the fire, suffered no harm. 6But they supposed that he would begin to swell up and that he would suddenly fall down and die. But expecting long and seeing that there came no harm to him, changing their minds, they said that he was a god.…
Cross References
Mark 16:18
They shall take up serpents: and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hand upon the sick: and they shall recover.

Acts 28:6
But they supposed that he would begin to swell up and that he would suddenly fall down and die. But expecting long and seeing that there came no harm to him, changing their minds, they said that he was a god.

Lexicon
But
μὲν (men)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3303: A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de.

[Paul] shook
ἀποτινάξας (apotinaxas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 660: To shake off. From apo and tinasso; to brush off.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

creature
θηρίον (thērion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2342: Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.

{off} into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

fire
πῦρ (pyr)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4442: Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'.

[and] suffered
ἔπαθεν (epathen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3958: I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.

no
οὐδὲν (ouden)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

ill effects.
κακόν (kakon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He, however, shook the reptile off into the fire and was unhurt.

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

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