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Acts 28:3-6 Paul's Journey to Rome

3 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.

4 When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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

6 The 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.

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Cross References for Acts 28:3-6

Matthew 23:33 - “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Click to read the verse Matthew 23:33 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:33

Matthew 12:34 - You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:34

Matthew 3:7 - But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said t... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:7 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:7

Acts 28:4 - When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must... Click to read the verse Acts 28:4 Click to read the verse Acts 28:4

Amos 5:19 - It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house... Click to read the verse Amos 5:19 Click to read the verse Amos 5:19

Isaiah 30:6 - An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lion... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:6

2 Corinthians 6:9 - known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:9 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:9

2 Corinthians 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:23 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:23

Job 20:16 - He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him. Click to read the verse Job 20:16 Click to read the verse Job 20:16

Isaiah 59:5 - They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and wh... Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:5

Isaiah 41:24 - But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; he who chooses you is detes... Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:24 Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:24