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New King James Version

Acts 28:5

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Melita (Malta);   Minister, Christian;   Miracles;   Paul;   Serpent;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Miracles;   Paul;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles Wrought through Servants of God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Miracle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Nero;   Ships and Boats;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Demon, Demoniacal Possession, Demoniacs;   Miracles;   Scorpion (2);   Suffering;   Wicked (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Melita ;   42 Evil Wicked;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Serpent;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Commerce;   Feeling;   Serpent;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.
King James Version (1611)
And hee shooke off the beast into the fire, and felt no harme.
King James Version
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
English Standard Version
He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
New American Standard Bible
However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
New Century Version
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not hurt.
Amplified Bible
Then Paul [simply] shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
Legacy Standard Bible
However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
Berean Standard Bible
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
Contemporary English Version
Paul shook the snake off into the fire and wasn't harmed.
Complete Jewish Bible
But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.
Darby Translation
*He* however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not hurt.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he shooke off the worme into the fire, and felt no harme.
George Lamsa Translation
But Paul shook his hand and threw the viper into the fire, and felt no harm.
Good News Translation
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire without being harmed at all.
Lexham English Bible
He, in turn, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
Literal Translation
Then he indeed shaking the beast off into the fire, he suffered no harm.
American Standard Version
Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.
Bible in Basic English
But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage.
Hebrew Names Version
However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn't harmed.
International Standard Version
But he shook the snake into the fire and wasn't harmed.Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But Paulos shook his hand, and cast the viper into the fire, and nothing of evil befell him.
Murdock Translation
But Paul shook his hand, and threw the viper into the fire: and he received no harm.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he shoke of the Uiper into the fyre, and felt no harme.
English Revised Version
Howbeit he shook off the beast into the fire, and took no harm.
World English Bible
However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn't harmed.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But having shaken off the venomous animal into the fire, he felt no harm.
Weymouth's New Testament
He, however, shook the reptile off into the fire and was unhurt.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he schoke awei the beest in to the fier, and hadde noon harm.
Update Bible Version
Nevertheless he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he shook off the animal into the fire, and felt no harm.
New English Translation
However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
New Living Translation
But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.
New Life Bible
Paul shook off the snake into the fire. He was not hurt in any way.
New Revised Standard
He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He, however, shaking of the brute into the fire, suffered no harm;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he indeed, shaking off the beast into the fire, suffered no harm.
Revised Standard Version
He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But he shouke of the vermen into the fyre and felt no harme.
Young's Literal Translation
he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he shoke of ye beest in to the fyre, and and felt no harme.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but Paul shook off the animal into the fire without having receiv'd any hurt.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But Paul pulled the snake off his hand and threw it in the fire. He kept working like nothing ever happened.

Contextual Overview

1 Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. 2 And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. 3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live." 5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. 6 However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. 7 In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. 8 And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. 9 So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. 10 They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

felt: Numbers 21:6-9, Psalms 91:13, Mark 16:18, Luke 10:19, John 3:14, John 3:15, Romans 16:20, Revelation 9:3, Revelation 9:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:55 - returned 2 Samuel 16:8 - returned 2 Kings 4:41 - there Psalms 104:25 - beasts Daniel 3:25 - they have no hurt Acts 28:4 - beast

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he shook off the beast into the fire,.... Having held it a while, and as being master of it, and as not being afraid of it, though it was the ready way to provoke it to fasten on him again:

and felt no harm; it having not bit him, nor infected him with its poison; and hereby was fulfilled what our Lord promised to his disciples, Mark 16:18;

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he shook off ... - In this was remarkably fulfilled the promise of the Saviour Mark 16:18; “They shall take up serpents,” etc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 28:5. Shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. — This is a presumptive evidence that the viper did not bite St. Paul: it fastened on his hand, but had no power to injure him.


 
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